Fehim Spaho, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fehim Spaho

6th Reisu-l-ulema

Date of Birth: 13-Feb-1877

Place of Birth: Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Date of Death: 14-Feb-1942

Profession: journalist

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Fehim Spaho (13 February 1877 – 14 February 1942) was the Grand Mufti of Yugoslavia and one of the most prominent Croatian muslim cultural figures of his time.
His younger brother was politician Mehmed Spaho. Spaho worked in varying positions in Sarajevo and Belgrade's local governments between 1901 and 1920.
At his own request he was returned to Sarajevo where he was a senior government adviser on faith.
He served as the president of the Higher Sharia Court in Sarajevo from 1936 until 1938.
He was appointed the Grand Mufti of Sarajevo in 1938, holding the position until his sudden death four years later.