Born in Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta), modern day-Burki Nafaso, in 1952, H.E. Dr. Abu Bakr Dokouri studied the Holy Qur’an with his father in addition to local sheikhs, and received his primary education at the central school of Ouagadougou, the capital, where he obtained the Arabic primary certificate in 1966. Afterwards, His Excellency received his middle and high school education at Medina’s middle and high schools, where he obtained a secondary literary certificate in 1972. His Excellency obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Shariah in 1976 with excellent distinction from the Islamic University of Madinah in Saudi Arabia, and a Master’s degree in Principles of Jurisprudence in 1980 with excellent distinction from the same university, with a recommendation to print the thesis and exchange it with universities. His Excellency then obtained a PhD in the principles of jurisprudence in 1983, with honors, from the Islamic University of Medina. His Excellency studied French at the Sorbonne University in France and at the International School of French Language and Civilization in Paris, obtaining a higher diploma in French language and civilization.
His Excellency has held several important positions in the following local and international institutions: Advisor to the President of the Republic for Islamic Affairs, Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Advisor to the Ministry of Higher Education, Advisor to the Supreme Court of the Republic of Burkina Faso, and Chairman of the Executive Council of the World Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), and Head of the Annex of the Mohammed VI Foundation for African Scholars in Burkina Faso. His Excellency has also been appointed a member of the General Assembly of UNESCO, a member of the Committee of Senior Officials of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and a member of the Supreme Council of the Islamic World League in Makkah. His Excellency has received numerous academic awards. His Excellency is the author of several books and researches, including: rulings on paper money; zakat on corporate actions; birth control and its limitation in Islam; and the importance of the noble hadith in knowing rulings and ethics.
His Excellency has been appointed as a representative member of the Republic of Burkina Faso to the Council of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy since 19 November 1984.
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