Reisul-ulema Prof. Dr Nedžad Grabus
Co-Chair
Reisul-ulema of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina
On 10 October 2026, Prof. Dr Nedžad Grabus was elected Reisul-ulema of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest religious office within the Community. The Islamic Community encompasses Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia, as well as Bosniak Muslim communities throughout the diaspora.
During his fifteen years as Mufti of Ljubljana and President of the Islamic Community in the Republic of Slovenia, he played a leading role in the realization of the Islamic Religious and Cultural Centre in Ljubljana, home to Slovenia’s first mosque. Appointed Mufti of Sarajevo in 2021, he continued to contribute to the religious and public life of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including through his engagement in interreligious relations.
He is a Professor of theology at the Faculty of Islamic Studies in Sarajevo. He was the editor of the first interreligious programme in Sarajevo that covered both Islamic and Christian issues.
He participated in and lectured at various religious conferences worldwide, from the Vatican, Oslo, Copenhagen and Cairo to Medina, Vienna, Istanbul and others.
At the University of Ljubljana, he is a member of the Institute for Ecumenical Theology and Interreligious Dialogue as well as part of the editorial board of “Unity and Dialogue”.
Nedžad Grabus is a well-known mediator between and integrator of Christian and Islamic thought and philosophy, having been, inter alia, a guest lecturer at the Catholic faculty in Maribor.