Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Chechen Republic | |
Native Name: | Нохчийн Республикин Бусалбан син урхалладар |
Native Name Lang: | ce |
Abbreviation: | SAMCR |
Predecessor: | Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Checheno-Ingush Republic |
Status: | Religious organisation |
Headquarters: | Grozny |
Area Served: | Chechnya, Russia |
Leader Title: | Mufti |
Leader Name: | Salah Mezhiev |
Affiliations: | Sunni Islam, Shafi'i school |
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Chechen Republic (Chechen: Нохчийн Республикин Бусалбан син урхалладар; Russian: Духовное управление мусульман Чеченской Республики) is the sole muftiate in Chechnya (Russian Federation). From 1991 to 2000 it operated on the territory of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Represented in the Coordinating Center of North Caucasus Muslims.