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Our Leadership

Guided by knowledge and united in service.

The MJC's leadership, committees, departmental heads, regional mosque representatives and branches.

EXECUTIVE

Executive

SH Riad Fataar

SH Riad Fataar

President

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ML Salmaan Abrahams

ML Salmaan Abrahams

1st Deputy President

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DR SH D Terblanche

DR SH D Terblanche

2nd Deputy President

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Dr Terblanche serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Principal of the International Peace College South Africa (IPSA), an esteemed higher education institution for Islamic scholarship in Rylands, Gatesville.

He has been actively involved in higher education since 2002 as a senior lecturer, academic manager, and strategist.

SH Safwaan Sasman

SH Safwaan Sasman

Secretary General

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SH Muhammad West

SH Muhammad West

Treasurer

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Sheikh Muhammad West has served as Treasurer of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) and Chief Financial Officer of the MJC Halaal Trust since 2023. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant (SA) and is an academic lecturer in The College of Accounting at the University of Cape Town.

Sh Muhammad graduated from the Islamic University of Madinah in the faculty of Theology and has served as the Imam of the Boorhaanol Islam Masjid for the past 15 years. He is also an executive board member of the Imam Develop Programme (IDP) and serves as Head of Finance of the International Open University (IOU) on its Global Senior Management Board.

ML Sabrie Davids

ML Sabrie Davids

Executive Member

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FLMJC

SH Faadil Latief

Executive Member

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SH Muneer Abduroaf

SH Muneer Abduroaf

Executive Member

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SH Waseem Abrahams

SH Waseem Abrahams

Executive Member

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ML Zakariyya Harnekar

ML Zakariyya Harnekar

Executive Member

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IMAARAH

Imaarah

SH Ebrahim Gabriels

SH Ebrahim Gabriels

Imaarah

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SH Ismail Londt

SH Ismail Londt

Imaarah

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AHMJC

ML Abdurahman Hendricks

Imaarah

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IMAM Fuad Samaai

IMAM Fuad Samaai

Imaarah

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ML Khalil Hendricks

ML Khalil Hendricks

Imaarah

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ML Yaseen Abass

ML Yaseen Abass

Imaarah

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IM Ali Bassier

IM Ali Bassier

Imaarah Secretary

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AKMJC

ML Abdul Khaliq Alli

Imaarah Ameer

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HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS

Heads of Departments

DR SH D Terblanche

DR SH D Terblanche

Mediation / Arbitration

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SH Riad Fataar / F Sayed

SH Riad Fataar / F Sayed

Burial Administration

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SH Ismail Londt

SH Ismail Londt

Qur’anic Affairs

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SH R Fataar / DR SH D Terblanche

SH R Fataar / DR SH D Terblanche

Education

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ML Yaaseen Abass

ML Yaaseen Abass

Fatwa (Mufti)

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ZPMJC

ML Z Philander

Halaal Department

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Faizal Sayed

Faizal Sayed

Media

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SH Nabeel Majiet

SH Nabeel Majiet

Qada (Qadi)

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Ferozah Johnson

Ferozah Johnson

Social Development

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MGMJC

Muallima Gadija Allie

Women’s Forum

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SH Waseem Abrahams

SH Waseem Abrahams

Youth Desk

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SH R Fataar

SH R Fataar

Haj & Umrah Desk

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SH R Fataar

SH R Fataar

International Affairs

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SH R Fataar

SH R Fataar

Awqaf

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DR SH D Terblanche

DR SH D Terblanche

Dawah

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Dr Terblanche serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Principal of the International Peace College South Africa (IPSA), an esteemed higher education institution for Islamic scholarship in Rylands, Gatesville.

He has been actively involved in higher education since 2002 as a senior lecturer, academic manager, and strategist.

SH R Fataar / ML Khalil Hendricks

SH R Fataar / ML Khalil Hendricks

Political Desk

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EJMJC

ML Ebrahim Johnson

Chaplaincy

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FATWA COMMITTEE

Fatwa Committee

ML Yaaseen Abass

ML Yaaseen Abass

Fatwa Committee

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SH Nabiel Majiet

SH Nabiel Majiet

Fatwa Committee

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ML Z Harnekar

ML Z Harnekar

Fatwa Committee

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ML Siraaj Giri

ML Siraaj Giri

Fatwa Committee

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ML Yaqub Abdullah

ML Yaqub Abdullah

Fatwa Committee

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SH Bilal Ismail

SH Bilal Ismail

Fatwa Committee

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SH Yusuf Hendricks

SH Yusuf Hendricks

Fatwa Committee

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SH Ebrahim Moos

SH Ebrahim Moos

Fatwa Committee

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ML Mohammad Carr

ML Mohammad Carr

Fatwa Committee

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REGIONAL IMAMAT

Regional Imamat

IGMJC

SH I Gqamani

African Townships (ICAT)

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ML Ismail Tofie

ML Ismail Tofie

Southern Suburbs (ICOSS)

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SH Nabeel Majiet

SH Nabeel Majiet

Northern Suburbs (ICONS)

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SH W Abrahams

SH W Abrahams

Cape Town Region (ICCT)

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SH Rifaat Carolus

SH Rifaat Carolus

Boland Islamic Council

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ML Sabrie Davids

ML Sabrie Davids

Mitchells Plain (ICOMP)

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PVMJC

Position Vacant

Athlone Region (ICAR)

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BRANCHES

Branches

AMJC

ML Adam

Bloemfontein

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ML Sabrie Davids

ML Sabrie Davids

Mitchells Plain

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Ferozah Johnson

Ferozah Johnson

Parow

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Ferozah Johnson

Ferozah Johnson

Worcester

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