Ratbek hadji Nysanbayev ( kk, Рәтбек қажы Нысанбайұлы, ''Rátbek qajy Nysanbaıuly'') was the first Supreme Mufti of

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

, controversially appointed by President Nursultan Nazarbayev. He served as mufti from January 12, 1990, to June 24, 2000.

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Kazakhstan: Islam and the State
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Созю мусульман Казахстана (Union of Kazakhstan Muslims) *

Continent.kz Islam in Kazakhstan Kazakhstani imams Kazakhstani Sunni Muslims 20th-century imams Living people Supreme Muftis of Kazakhstan 1940 births {{Kazakhstan-bio-stub