Haxhi Hafiz Sabri Koçi (14 May 1921 – 18 June 2004) was an Albanian alim and shaikh of the Tijāniyyah tariqa[1] who served as the Grand Mufti of Albania in the 1990s.

[3] He started his education in 1932 and given his voice afterwards he became the muezzin of Rusi i Vogël mahala mosque.

He was persecuted for his faith by Enver Hoxha[4] and subsequently spent 23 years in jail for refusing to support the new drive towards complete atheism.

[5] After the Muslim community of Albania was recognized in 1991, Koçi served as its Grand Mufti.

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