The Muslim Executive of Belgium ( nl, De Moslimexecutieve; french: L'Exécutif des musulmans de Belgique) is the official Muslim interlocutor of the

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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. It was set up by a

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on July 3, 1996. The group is close to Moroccan officialdom. 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

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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

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, who provoked new elections before the Assembly's term). *Coskun Beyazgül (male French-speaking dual Belgian-Turkish citizen;

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'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). Ricardo Gutiérrez
Coup de balai à l’Exécutif musulman
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, March 15, 2008

Sources

Islam in Belgium Organisations based in Belgium {{Belgium-stub

Presidents

See also

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