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UMSC Joint Session Sets Agenda for General Assembly

UMSC Joint Session Sets Agenda for General Assembly

The UMSC Joint Session has resolved to fill vacant positions on the Executive Committee and Majlis Al-Ulaam, approve transfers of Regional Assistants to the Mufti (RAMs) and District Kadhis, and set key agenda items for consideration by the upcoming UMSC General Assembly. The resolutions were reached during a meeting of the Joint Session — an organ that combines the UMSC …

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Vacant Positions Filled, Strategic Transfers Approved as UMSC Joint Session Sets Policy Direction Ahead of General Assembly

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Old Kampala, Uganda — The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) has taken decisive administrative and policy steps following a Joint Session that brought together its Executive Committee and the Majlis Al-Ulaam, setting the stage for governance reforms and institutional continuity ahead of the forthcoming General Assembly. The high-level meeting, held on Sunday, May 3, 2026, at the UMSC Headquarters in …

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UMSC Strengthens Governance with Adoption of Revised HR Manual and Retirement Policy

UMSC Strengthens Governance with Adoption of Revised HR Manual and

The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) has taken a significant step toward strengthening its institutional governance after the National Management Committee adopted a revised Human Resource Manual and Retirement Policy. The milestone follows a detailed presentation by Katureebe Yaziidi, who spoke on behalf of a six-member subcommittee tasked with reviewing and validating the comprehensive 130-page draft document. Katureebe addressed members …

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UMSC Nominates Woman as Deputy Director of Sharia in Charge of Female Affairs

UMSC Nominates Woman as Deputy Director of Sharia in Charge

Kampala- The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) has nominated Sheikhati Nakabugo Zainabu as the second Deputy Director of Sharia, specifically overseeing female affairs, in a move seen as strengthening women’s representation in Islamic leadership. Sheikhati Nakabugo Zainabu (Courtesy photo) The decision was reached during the National Management Committee’s weekly Tuesday meeting chaired by the Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan …

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UMSC Mourns Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

UMSC Mourns Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Kampala- Over the weekend his Eminence Sheikh Muhammad Ali Waiswa, the Deputy Mufti, represented His Eminence Dr. Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, the Mufti of Uganda, and the entire Muslim community in condoling with the people of the Islamic Republic of Iran following the martyrdom of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Imam and Supreme Leader. Sheikh Muhammad Ali Waiswa, signing in the Condolence …

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UMSC Secretary General Leads Special Prayers for Fallen Muslim Leaders

UMSC Secretary General Leads Special Prayers for Fallen Muslim Leaders

The Secretary General of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC), Hon. Hajji Abbas Muluubya Ssekyanzi, on Monday led special prayers in remembrance of fallen Muslim leaders at the Council’s headquarters in Old Kampala. Hon. Muluubya hosted Hajji Shafic Mulumba, a prominent Kampala-based businessman and son of the late former Chief Kadhi of Uganda, Sheikh Kassimu Mulumba. The two longtime friends …

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UMSC Mourns Sheikh Hussein Twahiri Walugumba

UMSC Mourns Sheikh Hussein Twahiri Walugumba

Kampala-His Eminence Dr. Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, the Mufti of Uganda, on his own behalf and on behalf of the entire Muslim fraternity, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Sheikh Hussein Twahiri Walugumba, a member of the UMSC Majlis Al-Ulama, the College of Eminent Sheikhs mandated under the UMSC Constitution to elect the Mufti and his deputies. The …

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UMSC Release Islamic PLE Results

UMSC Release Islamic PLE Results

Kampala– The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC), through its Islamic Primary Leaving Examination (IPLE) Board, has released the examination results for pupils who sat for the examinations in early December 2025. UMSC officials during the release of the Examination Results According to a report read to a mammoth crowd of registered school directors, headteachers, and parents at an event held …

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