High Islamic Council of Mali

Summary

The High Islamic Council of Mali (Haut Conseil islamique malien, HCIM) is an organization created in January 2002[1] that brings together religious organizations and leaders responsible for interfacing with authorities.[2][3]

The Council is headed by a president from the national executive board elected for a five-year term.

Thierno Hady Boubacar Thiam, a moderate ulama who represented the Malikite majority, led the organization from 2003 to 2008.[1]

Salafi Mahmoud Dicko[2] led the Council from 2008 to 2019. At the end of his first term in 2014, Dicko was re-elected with 59 votes as compared to 27 for his competitor Thierno Hady Oumar Thiam.[4]

Since April 2019, the Council has been led by the Malikite Chérif Ousmane Madani Haïdara.[5][6] Haïdara had been the Council's vice president beginning in 2002, when the Council was created.[3]

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  1. ^ a b Cisse, Boubou; Jailly, Joseph Brunet (October 28, 2012). "Le Haut Conseil Islamique du Mali : un organe partisan au service de l'islam wahhabite ?". Journal du Mali (in French). Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Rémi Carayol (December 23, 2013). "Mali : à l'école du wahhabisme". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Cessou, Sabine (December 7, 2010). "L'islam au Mali, loin d'Aqmi". Libération (in French). Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  4. ^ Dabo, Mamadou (April 22, 2014). "Haut conseil islamique du Mali (HCIM) : Mahmoud Dicko réélu avec 59 voix pour et 27 contre". Malijet (in French). Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  5. ^ "Mali : un nouveau chef du Haut conseil islamique succède à l'imam Mahmoud Dicko – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  6. ^ Lassaad Ben Ahmed (April 21, 2019). "Mali : Cherif Haidara, nouveau président du Haut conseil islamique malien". Anadolu Agency.