He was born in Damascus, the son of theologian Mohammed Amin Kuftaro. He was a founding member of the League of Muslim Ulemas. He became mufti of Damascus in 1946, grand mufti of Damascus in 1958, and grand mufti of Syria in 1964.
He was an advocate of inter_religious dialogue.
He died of a heart attack and was buried at Abu Nur.
Sheikh Ahmed Muhammad Amin Kuftaro (December 1915 - September 1, 2004) was the Grand Mufti of Syria, the highest Muslim religious official in that nation.
He was born in Damascus, the son of theologian Mohammed Amin Kuftaro.
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