Muslim Executive of Belgium

The Muslim Executive of Belgium (Dutch: De Moslimexecutieve; French: L'Exécutif des musulmans de Belgique) is the official Muslim interlocutor of the Belgian federal government for the implementation of the July 19, 1974 law recognizing Islam as one of the subsidized religious or secular communities in Belgium according to the law of March 4, 1870.[1]

Muslim Executive of Belgium
De Moslimexecutieve
Executive overview
FormedJuly 3, 1996 (1996-07-03)
JurisdictionBelgium
Executive executive
  • Shemsettin Ugurlu, President
WebsiteOfficial website

It was set up by a royal decree on July 3, 1996. The group is close to Moroccan officialdom.[2][3]

In 2018, the Great Mosque of Brussels came under the control of the Muslim Executive of Belgium after the Belgian government terminated the concession of Saudi Arabia.[3]

Presidents
  • Dr. Didier-Yacine Beyens (Belgian convert; physician) 1996-1999.
  • Nordin Maloujahmoun (male French-speaking dual Belgian-Moroccan citizen; fiscal inspector) 1999-2003.
  • Mohamed Boulif (male French-speaking dual Belgian-Moroccan citizen; economist in a Luxemburg bank) 2003-2005 (ousted by the Justice Minister Laurette Onkelinx, who provoked new elections before the Assembly's term).
  • Coskun Beyazgül (male French-speaking dual Belgian-Turkish citizen; Diyanet's official), with as vice-presidents Kissi Benjelloul (male French-speaking Moroccan with a French passport; butcher) and Hacer Düzgün (female Dutch-speaking Belgian with dual Belgian-Turkish citizenship; religion teacher) 2005-2008.
  • Shemsettin Ugurlu (male French-speaking dual Belgian-Turkish citizen; religion teacher), with as vice-president Isabelle (Soumaya) Praile (Belgian convert; religion teacher; Shi'a Muslim) and Mehmet Üstün (male Dutch-speaking Belgian with dual Belgian-Turkish citizenship).[4]

See also

Sources
  1. "Royal Decree recognising the Executive of the Muslims of Belgium (Dutch)". Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  2. "In Belgium, arguments about Islam grow louder". The Economist. 15 October 2017.
  3. Alissa de Carbonnel (16 March 2018). "Belgium takes back Brussels' Grand Mosque from Saudi government". Reuters. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. (in French) Ricardo Gutiérrez, Coup de balai à l’Exécutif musulman Archived 2008-03-18 at the Wayback Machine, Le Soir, March 15, 2008
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