Born in 1968 in Turkey, H.E. Prof. Murteza Bedir obtained a bachelor’s degree in 1992 from the Faculty of Theology at Marmara University, a master’s degree in 1995 in law from the University of London, and a doctorate in 1999 at the Faculty of Arts from the University of Manchester, with a thesis entitled “The Emergence of Fundamentals of Hanafi Jurisprudence (Legal Affairs)”. His Eminence has served in important positions, as Dean of the Faculty of Theology at Istanbul University, Professor of Jurisprudence at Istanbul University, Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at Sakarya University, a visiting researcher at Harvard Law School, and currently a professor at the Faculty of Theology at Istanbul University. He is a member of the Supreme Council of Turkish Religious Affairs, has supervised several PhD dissertations and participated on the management committees of international and local conferences. As a member of the Council of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, H.E. Prof. Mortada Badr has represented the Republic of Turkey since March 22, 2015.
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Secretary‑General of the Academy Visits the Consulate General of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan His Excellency Professor Dr. Qutb Mustafa Sano, Secretary‑General of the Academy, paid an official visit on 29 Sha‘ban 1447 AH, corresponding to 17 February 2026, to the Consulate General of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Jeddah. His Excellency and his accompanying delegation were received by His Excellency Ambassador Mohammed Salah Sobhi Hameed, Consul General and Permanent Representative of Jordan to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, who welcomed him warmly and expressed his pleasure at the visit. He praised the distinguished intellectual efforts undertaken by the Academy under His Excellency’s leadership in addressing numerous religious and intellectual issues of concern to the Islamic world, affirming his personal honor in meeting His Excellency again and Jordan’s keenness to strengthen channels of communication and cooperation with the Academy, especially in areas of mutual interest. For his part, His Excellency expressed his deep gratitude and great appreciation to the Ambassador for the warm reception and generous hospitality. He commended the tremendous support, gracious care, and continuous attention the Academy has received from the leadership and people of Jordan since its establishment. He also conveyed his sincere appreciation for the Ambassador’s recent visit to the Academy, affirming the Academy’s full readiness to do everything that would enhance partnership, cooperation, coordination, and communication between the Academy and Jordanian religious and academic institutions. His Excellency was accompanied by Mr. Mohammed Al‑Mundhir Rida Al‑Shawk, Director of the Office and Protocol; Mr. Mohammed Waleed Al‑Idrisi, Director of Media and Public Relations; Ms. Sarah Amjad Badawi, Director of the Department of Family, Women, Children, and the Elderly; and Mr. Amjad Ibrahim Al‑Mansi, Head of the Protocol Section.
