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Living to 100: The chief Imam’s life through the years
A rare image of the chief Imam in his younger years. Source: Myjoyonline
Sheikh Dr. Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, also known as the Grand Mufti, is the Republic of Ghana’s first chief Imam who has held the position since 1993. To mark his 100th birthday, Myjoyonline compiled a list profiling the chief Imam’s life.
Personal
Birth date: April 23, 1919
Birth place: Old Fadama, Accra, Ghana
Birth name: Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu
Father: Sheikh Imam Nuhu Sharubutu
Mother: Hajja Ayishatu Abbass
Religion: Muslim
Achievements
Established the Office of the National Chief Imam of Ghana
Partnered with the Government of Ghana to facilitie two national holidays for Muslims in the official calendar of the Republic of Ghana
Received honorary degree from the University of Ghana, Legon in 2006
Established seven Islamic schools including the Answaru-Deen Islamic School Complex in the Greater Accra region
Self-sponsored hundreds of students to study abroad
Established the Sheikh Dr. Osman Nuhu Sharubutu Education Trust Fund
Created the Islamic Peace and Security Council of Ghana, an of an organisation that promotes peace, unity and sustainable peace in Ghana
Founded the Nuuru Usmaniya Foundation for Humanitarian Services and Development
Engineered the development of the ongoing construction of the National Mosque at Kawo Kudi, Kanda, Accra.
Officiated over 5000 marriages
Led funeral prayers for over 4000 families
Officiated over 10,000 naming ceremonies for newborn children
Official trips
Republic of Turkey
Islamic Republic of Iran
The United Kingdom
United States of America
Royal Kingdom of Canada
Royal Kingdom of Morocco
Royal Kingdom of Denmark
Royal Kingdom of Finland
Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Republic of Senegal
Republic of Togo
Republic of Benin
Associations
National Peace Council
Tijjaniya Muslims Movement of Ghana
Ghana Conferenece on Religions and Peace
Religious Bodies Network on Climate Change
Ghana National Medical Awards Team
Al-Faidah International Network, Ghana
African Support Network
Human Rights Defenders Forum of Ghana
Public figures who came to Ghana under the invitation of the chief Imam
Sheikh Alhaji Ahmed Tijjani Niass, Grand Khalipha of Sheikh Alhaji Ibrahim Niass in Madina Kaolakh, Senegal
Sheikh Usman Thahiru Bauchi, Prominent Islamic Cleric in Nigeria
Sheikh Imam Tijjani Cise, Imam of the Grand Mosque of Sheikh Alhaji Ibrahim Niass in Madina Kaolakh, Senegal
Sheikh Alhaji Mudassiru Adeleke Shitu Bulala, the Chairman of Al-Kanz magazine in Nigeria and CEO of multinational group of companies in Ajay, Lagos
Sheikh Hisham Kabani Haqqani, President of the Islamic Supreme Council of America and World Wide Deputy Leader of the Naqshabandiya Sufi order
Minister Louis Farakan, Leader of the Nations of Islam in America
Minister of the Religion, Dr. Khalid Yasin from the United States of America
Sheikh Imam Hassan Cise, Imam of the Grand Mosque of Sheikh Alhaji Ibrahim Niass in Madina Kaolakh, Senegal
Islamic Scholars and Sheihks under the chief Imam’s guidance
Muhammad Munir Dan Alpha
Sheikh Ustaz Abdul Aziz
Sheikh Yahyal-Ameen
The late Mallam Adam Attah
Mallam Saeed
Alhaji Jibril Madaha
Mallam Ibrahima Nyass
Mallam Mustapha Yaa Jalala
Mallam Habibu Gora
The late Sheikh Musa Abdul Kadir
Mallam Zurkanain
These facts were provided by the Office of Sheikh Dr. Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu
