Dalil Boubakeur

Dalil Boubakeur
Born (1940-11-02) 2 November 1940 (age 83)
NationalityAlgerian
French
Occupation(s)Mufti
President of the French Council of the Muslim Faith
HonorsOfficer of the Legion of Honour
Officer of the National Order of Merit

Dalil Boubakeur (born 2 November 1940) is a physician, mufti, and current rector of the Great Mosque of Paris. He is also the president of the French Council of the Muslim Faith. He was born on 2 November 1940 in the Algerian city of Skikda, to Hamza Boubakeur and Hafza Leshtoilette. He studied at Lycée Bugeaud in Algiers, before moving to France and studying at Lycée Louis-le-Grand. He graduated from the Faculty of Sciences and Medicine of Paris and holds degrees in Quranic studies, theology and Muslim civilization.

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