The High Islamic Council of Mali (Haut Conseil islamique malien, HCIM) is an organization created in January 2002 [1] that brings together religious organizations and leaders responsible for interfacing with authorities. [2] [3]
The Council is headed by a president from the national executive board elected for a five-year term.
Thierno Hady Boubacar Thiam, a moderate ulama who represented the Malikite majority, led the organization from 2003 to 2008. [1]
Salafi Mahmoud Dicko [2] led the Council from 2008 to 2019. At the end of his first term in 2014, Dicko was re-elected with 59 votes as compared to 27 for his competitor Thierno Hady Oumar Thiam. [4]
Since April 2019, the Council has been led by the Malikite Chérif Ousmane Madani Haïdara. [5] [6] Haïdara had been the Council's vice president beginning in 2002, when the Council was created. [3]
Notes
- ^ a b Cisse, Boubou; Jailly, Joseph Brunet (October 28, 2012). "Le Haut Conseil Islamique du Mali : un organe partisan au service de l'islam wahhabite ?". Journal du Mali (in French). Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ a b Rémi Carayol (December 23, 2013). "Mali : à l'école du wahhabisme". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ a b Cessou, Sabine (December 7, 2010). "L'islam au Mali, loin d'Aqmi". Libération (in French). Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ Dabo, Mamadou (April 22, 2014). "Haut conseil islamique du Mali (HCIM) : Mahmoud Dicko réélu avec 59 voix pour et 27 contre". Malijet (in French). Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ "Mali : un nouveau chef du Haut conseil islamique succède à l'imam Mahmoud Dicko – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ Lassaad Ben Ahmed (April 21, 2019). "Mali : Cherif Haidara, nouveau président du Haut conseil islamique malien". Anadolu Agency.
The High Islamic Council of Mali (Haut Conseil islamique malien, HCIM) is an organization created in January 2002 [1] that brings together religious organizations and leaders responsible for interfacing with authorities. [2] [3]
The Council is headed by a president from the national executive board elected for a five-year term.
Thierno Hady Boubacar Thiam, a moderate ulama who represented the Malikite majority, led the organization from 2003 to 2008. [1]
Salafi Mahmoud Dicko [2] led the Council from 2008 to 2019. At the end of his first term in 2014, Dicko was re-elected with 59 votes as compared to 27 for his competitor Thierno Hady Oumar Thiam. [4]
Since April 2019, the Council has been led by the Malikite Chérif Ousmane Madani Haïdara. [5] [6] Haïdara had been the Council's vice president beginning in 2002, when the Council was created. [3]
Notes
- ^ a b Cisse, Boubou; Jailly, Joseph Brunet (October 28, 2012). "Le Haut Conseil Islamique du Mali : un organe partisan au service de l'islam wahhabite ?". Journal du Mali (in French). Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ a b Rémi Carayol (December 23, 2013). "Mali : à l'école du wahhabisme". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ a b Cessou, Sabine (December 7, 2010). "L'islam au Mali, loin d'Aqmi". Libération (in French). Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ Dabo, Mamadou (April 22, 2014). "Haut conseil islamique du Mali (HCIM) : Mahmoud Dicko réélu avec 59 voix pour et 27 contre". Malijet (in French). Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ "Mali : un nouveau chef du Haut conseil islamique succède à l'imam Mahmoud Dicko – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ Lassaad Ben Ahmed (April 21, 2019). "Mali : Cherif Haidara, nouveau président du Haut conseil islamique malien". Anadolu Agency.