Ratbek hadji Nysanbayev explained

Ratbek Nysanbayev
Birth Name:	Ratbek hadji Nysanbayev
Birth Date:	7 November 1940
Birth Place:	Saryagash District, South Kazakhstan Region, Kazakh SSR
Nationality:	Kazakh
Known For:	Supreme Mufti of Kazakhstan (1990 – 2000)

Ratbek hadji Nysanbayev (Kazakh: Рәтбек қажы Нысанбайұлы, Rätbek qajy Nysanbaiūly) was the first Supreme Mufti of Kazakhstan, controversially appointed by President Nursultan Nazarbayev. He served as mufti from January 12, 1990, to June 24, 2000.^[1]

External links

• Kazakhstan: Islam and the State Geographic.org
• Ратбек-кажи Нысанбай-улы: Испобедь Экс-Муфтия Созю мусульман Казахстана (Union of Kazakhstan Muslims)
• Ратбек Нысанбай-yлы Continent.kz

Notes and References

1. Book: Olcott , Martha Brill . Martha Brill Olcott . Central Asia's Second Chance . Carnegie Endowment for International Peace . 2005 . Washington, D.C. . 280 .