Dalil Boubakeur

Dalil Boubakeur (born 2 November 1940) is a physician, mufti, and former rector of the Great Mosque of Paris. He is also the president of the French Council of the Muslim Faith. He was born on 2 November 1940 in the Algerian city of Skikda, to Hamza Boubakeur and Hafza Leshtoilette. He studied at Lycée Bugeaud in Algiers, before moving to France and studying at Lycée Louis-le-Grand. He graduated from the Faculty of Sciences and Medicine of Paris and holds degrees in Quranic studies, theology and Muslim civilization. Boubakeur was succeeded in his role as rector of the Great Mosque of Paris by Chems-Eddine Hafiz in 2020.

Dalil Boubakeur
Born	(1940-11-02) 2 November 1940 (age 84) Skikda, French Algeria
Nationality	Algerian French
Occupation(s)	Mufti President of the French Council of the Muslim Faith
Honors	Officer of the Legion of Honour Officer of the National Order of Merit

External links

• Docteur Dalil Boubakeur Archived 22 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine, official biography on the site of the Great Mosque of Paris
• Dalil Boubakeur Archived 26 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine, biography on the site of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs