Ratbek hadji Nysanbayev ( kk, Рәтбек қажы Нысанбайұлы, ''Rátbek qajy Nysanbaıuly'') was the first Supreme Mufti of Kazakhstan, controversially appointed by President Nursultan Nazarbayev. He served as mufti from January 12, 1990, to June 24, 2000.

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Kazakhstan: Islam and the State
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Созю мусульман Казахстана (Union of Kazakhstan Muslims) *

Continent.kz Islam in Kazakhstan Kazakhstani imams Kazakhstani Sunni Muslims 20th-century imams Living people Supreme Muftis of Kazakhstan 1940 births {{Kazakhstan-bio-stub