Ratbek hadji Nysanbayev

Ratbek Nysanbayev
Ratbek Nysanbayev
Born	Ratbek hadji Nysanbayev; November 7, 1940 (age 83); Saryagash District, South Kazakhstan Region, Kazakh SSR
Nationality	Kazakh
Known for	Supreme 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]

References

^ Olcott, Martha Brill (2005). Central Asia's Second Chance. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. p. 280.

External links

Kazakhstan: Islam and the State Geographic.org
(in Russian) Ратбек-кажи Нысанбай-улы: Испобедь Экс-Муфтия Созю мусульман Казахстана (Union of Kazakhstan Muslims)
(in Russian) Ратбек Нысанбай-yлы Continent.kz

Religious titles
Preceded by None (position created)	Supreme Mufti of Kazakhstan 1990 – 2000	Succeeded by Absattar Derbisali

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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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