Muslim Executive of Belgium explained

Muslim Executive of Belgium
Native Name:	De Moslimexecutieve
Type:	Executive
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Jurisdiction:	Belgium
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Chief1 Name:	Shemsettin Ugurlu
Chief1 Position:	President
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The Muslim Executive of Belgium (Dutch; Flemish: De Moslimexecutieve; French: L'Exécutif des musulmans de Belgique) is the official Muslim interlocutor of the Belgian federal government 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.^[1]

It was set up by a royal decree on July 3, 1996. The group is close to Moroccan officialdom.^{[2] [3]}

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 Saudi Arabia.

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 Laurette Onkelinx, who provoked new elections before the Assembly's term).
• Coskun Beyazgül (male French-speaking dual Belgian-Turkish citizen; Diyanet'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).^[4]

See also

• Central Council of Muslims in Germany
• Council on American-Islamic Relations
• French Council of the Muslim Faith
• Great Mosque of Brussels
• Islam in Belgium
• Islamic Commission of Spain
• Muslim Council of Britain
• Muslim Council of Sweden

Sources

1. Web site: Royal Decree recognising the Executive of the Muslims of Belgium (Dutch). April 4, 2019.
2. News: In Belgium, arguments about Islam grow louder. The Economist. 15 October 2017.
3. Web site: Belgium takes back Brussels' Grand Mosque from Saudi government. Alissa de Carbonnel. Reuters. 16 March 2018. 16 March 2018.
4. Ricardo Gutiérrez, Coup de balai à l’Exécutif musulman, Le Soir, March 15, 2008