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Ratbek hadji Nysanbayev

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Ratbek Nysanbayev
Born
Ratbek hadji Nysanbayev

(1940-11-07) November 7, 1940 (age 83)
NationalityKazakh
Known forSupreme Mufti of Kazakhstan (1990 – 2000)

Ratbek hadji Nysanbayev (Kazakh: Рәтбек қажы Нысанбайұлы, Rätbek qajy Nysanbaiūly) was the first Supreme Mufti of Kazakhstan, controversially appointed by President Nursultan Nazarbayev. He served as mufti from January 12, 1990, to June 24, 2000.[1]

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  1. ^ Olcott, Martha Brill (2005). Central Asia's Second Chance. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. p. 280.
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Religious titles
Preceded by
None (position created)
Supreme Mufti of Kazakhstan
1990 – 2000
Succeeded by