Muslim Executive of Belgium
The Muslim Executive of Belgium is the official Muslim interlocutor of the Belgian federal government for the implementation of the July 19, 1974 law recognizing Islam as one of the subsidized religious or secular communities in Belgium according to the law of March 4, 1870.
It was set up by a royal decree on July 3, 1996. The group is close to Moroccan officialdom.
In 2018, the Great Mosque of Brussels came under the control of the Muslim Executive of Belgium after the Belgian government terminated the concession of Saudi Arabia.Presidents
- Dr. Didier-Yacine Beyens 1996-1999.
- Nordin Maloujahmoun 1999-2003.
- Mohamed Boulif 2003-2005.
- Coskun Beyazgül, with as vice-presidents Kissi Benjelloul and Hacer Düzgün 2005-2008.
- Shemsettin Ugurlu, with as vice-president Isabelle Praile and Mehmet Üstün.
