Čaušević (28 December 1870 – 28 March 1938) was a Bosnian Muslim theologian, thinker, educator, reformer, journalist, translator and linguist who served as the Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1914 to 1930, during the period of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

While in the Ottoman capital, he finished his education in Islamic Studies with high marks and subsequently enrolled in the empire’s law school, the Mekteb-i Hukuk.

Sources are indicating that during the summer months, a student at the Mekteb-i Hukuk, Čaušević would, on invitation, travel back to Bosnia to speak at various venues.

The turn of the 20th century was a period of great cultural and political transformation within Bosnia and Herzegovina, and it was also a time when Čaušević emerged as an individual who was well-versed and capable in both traditional Islamic theology as well as modern science and thought.

The Bosnian Muslim society struggled to endure the psychological anxiety of being ruled by traditionally antagonistic forces (both Austria and later, Serb-dominated Yugoslavia).

Following this appointment, Čaušević was made responsible for overseeing religious educational institutions and in this capacity, he travelled throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina to inspect the conditions of the country’s meqtabs ("schools") and madrases.

In 1909, Čaušević accepted a position as professor in Sarajevo’s Sharia school, an institution dedicated to higher Islamic learning and which was, built and financed by the Austrians.