# Ibrahim Mukhtar

> Ibrahim Mukhtar was the first Grand Mufti of Eritrea as appointed by the Italian colonial administration. Ibrahim's first language was Saho. He graduated from al-Azhar University in 1937.
The Grand Mufti resisted Ethiopian oppression of Eritrea. He however, maintained a pragmatic and delicate balance between outright defiance and his official role as a Muslim community leader under Ethiopian rule. In 1960 he published an article describing the Ethiopian regime in Eritrea as "colonial."

*Mufti of Eritrea*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** Eritrea
- **Born:** 1909
- **Died:** 1969
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Ibrahim Mukhtar was the first Grand Mufti of Eritrea as appointed by the Italian colonial administration. Ibrahim's first language was Saho. He graduated from al-Azhar University in 1937.
The Grand Mufti resisted Ethiopian oppression of Eritrea. He however, maintained a pragmatic and delicate balance between outright defiance and his official role as a Muslim community leader under Ethiopian rule. In 1960 he published an article describing the Ethiopian regime in Eritrea as "colonial."

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 39.9
- **Momentum:** 13.8

## Sources
- [Ibrahim Mukhtar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Mukhtar)
- [إبراهيم المختار](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1)
- [Ібрагім Мухтар](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%86%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%96%D0%BC_%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%85%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80)
- [Ibrahim Mukhtar](https://ff.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Mukhtar)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5984678)

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