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Aziz Alili

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عزيز عليلي

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† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

Sarajevo

Bosnian hafiz and reciter born in North Macedonia (1968), who completed the Qur'an before ten, studied at the Gazi Husrev-beg Madrasa in Sarajevo, was muezzin of the Emperor's Mosque (1984–1986) and then imam of the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque (1989–1993), was the first reciter to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina at international competitions, and heads the Islamic Community in Zagreb.

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Roles
reciter · muezzin · imam
Region
Anatolia
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Sarajevo

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    Wikidata:Q793847

    Summary

    Hafiz Aziz Alili (born 29 May 1968 at Kumanovo) is a Bosnian Muslim reciter, muezzin and imam who heads the Islamic Community in Zagreb, Croatia. The German article, citing the Berliner Zeitung (2008), calls him a world champion of Qur'an recitation. 1 2

    Early life and study

    He was born at Kumanovo, then in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia within Yugoslavia. He began memorising the Qur'an at seven and became a hafiz at nine years and eight months. After primary school he attended the Gazi Husrev-beg Madrasa in Sarajevo. 1 2

    Muezzin and imam

    From 1984 to 1986 he was muezzin of the Emperor's Mosque (Careva džamija) in Sarajevo, and from 1989 to 1993 imam of the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque, the city's principal mosque. 1

    Competitions and festivals

    He has taken part as a reciter in many world and European competitions — in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, Turkey, Malaysia and Croatia — and was the first reciter to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina at them. He has also performed at the international festival of sacred music in Morocco. 1

    Today

    He lives and works in Zagreb, and is married with four children. 1

    Footprint

    Wikidata listed articles on him in two Wikipedia editions (German and Albanian) on 6 November 2026. 2

    References

    • German Wikipedia article, revision of 15 April 2022. 1

    • Wikidata item Q793847. 2

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    Sarajevo

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    Ali-beg Firdus· Alija Izetbegović· Edhem Mulabdić· Edin Džeko· Elvedin Pezić· Fehim Spaho· Hamdija Kreševljaković· Husein Đozo

    Sources

    1. Aziz Alili — German Wikipedia
    2. Aziz Alili — Wikidata Q793847
    Cite this page

    islam.museum contributors. “Aziz Alili”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/aziz-alili/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-07.

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