REPORT: HIC elects Sheikh Abdel Latif Daryan as Lebanon's new Grand Mufti

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10-08-2014 | 04:24
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REPORT: HIC elects Sheikh Abdel Latif Daryan as Lebanon's new Grand Mufti
The Higher Islamic Council elected on Sunday the head of the Sunnite Sharia Supreme Court of Lebanon Sheikh Abdel Latif Daryan (61) as Lebanon's new Grand Mufti.

Daryan obtained 74 of the votes of members while 9 others voted for the Head of the Sunnite Court in Baabda, Judge Sheikh Ahmad Darwish al-Kurdi, 8 voters cast blank ballots and 2 votes were canceled.

Following his election, Sheikh Daryan said that he will start consultations with all political and religious leaders to discuss ways "to confront evil."

" Our experience pushes us towards moderation as extremism will never have positive impacts," he added.

For his part, Prime Minister Tammam Salam said before declaring the results that the polls were hailed by former Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Qabbani.

Daryan will take office on August 15 when the mandate of Sheikh Qabbanni ends.

Last week, Salam called on the Higher Islamic Council to elect a new Grand Mufti, a decision that surprisingly received the blessing of Qabbani.

The three-year dispute between the HIC led by Qabbani and that of his deputy Sheikh Omar Misqawi comes as a result of political interference.

The Higher Islamic Council -- which elects the Mufti and organizes Dar al-Fatwa's issues – became the center of debates in 2012 after 21 members, who are close to Future movement, extended its mandate until 2015 despite Qabbani's objection.

The Mufti later held elections for the Council, which were considered illegal by former Prime Ministers Fouad Siniora and Najib Mikati, and the group led by Misqawi, who argued that the elections violated Shura Council decisions and did not have a legal quorum.

Qabbani's mandate ends on September 15, when he reaches the legal age of 73.

Qabbani recently blamed Siniora for the divisions among the HIC members, saying that he seeks to cancel several powers given to the Mufti.



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