Sheikh Chérif Ousmane Madani Haïdara is a religious figure in Mali who has been the president of the High Islamic Council of Mali since April 2019. [1] [2] He is a follower of the Maliki school of Islam [3] and a Sufi. [4]
In 1991, Haïdara established the Sufi-based Islamic movement Ansar Dine (also written Ançar Dine) - not to be confused with the terrorist organization Ansar Dine operating in the north of Mali. [3] The movement is strong in southern Mali, the Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, [3] and with Malian diaspora.
Sheikh Chérif Ousmane Madani Haïdara is a religious figure in Mali who has been the president of the High Islamic Council of Mali since April 2019. [1] [2] He is a follower of the Maliki school of Islam [3] and a Sufi. [4]
In 1991, Haïdara established the Sufi-based Islamic movement Ansar Dine (also written Ançar Dine) - not to be confused with the terrorist organization Ansar Dine operating in the north of Mali. [3] The movement is strong in southern Mali, the Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, [3] and with Malian diaspora.