Central Council of Muslims in Germany

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Central Council of Muslims in Germany
Zentralrat der Muslime in Deutschland
Zentralrat der Muslime in Deutschland Logo.svg
AbbreviationZMD
Formation1994
FounderNadeem Elyas
HeadquartersCologne, Germany

The Central Council of Muslims in Germany (ZMD; German: Zentralrat der Muslime in Deutschland) is an Islamic organization in Germany. With 15,000 to 20,000 members, mainly German, , and German Turkish Muslims, it has less than half the size of the .

The Central Council was founded in 1994 by Nadeem Elyas, and since 2006 it has been led by Ayyub Axel Köhler. Its secretary-general is Aiman Mazyek. It is located in Cologne, Germany.

Affiliated organizations also belonging to Islamisches Konzil in Deutschland[]

The following organizations belong to the Central Council of Muslims in Germany and to the Islamic Council in Germany (Islamisches Konzil in Deutschland):

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  • and

The former leader of the Islamic Council in Germany, Abdullah al-Turki, is the leader of the Muslim World League (seat in Saudi-Arabia).

Affiliated organizations also belonging to Islamische Gemeinschaft in Deutschland[]

and belong to the and to the Central Council of Muslims in Germany. The Islamische Gemeinschaft is affiliated to the Central Council of Muslims in Germany and to the Muslim Brotherhood.

Affiliated organizations also belonging to Islamische Avantgarden[]

Islamische Avantgarden were founded by the former leader of the Syrian division of the Muslim brotherhood. and belong to the and the Central Council of Muslims in Germany.

The other affiliated organizations[]

  • belongs to the Central Council of Muslims in Germany and is dominated by the .
  • is an affiliated organization and is dominated by the government of Iran.
  • is close to the Islamic Centre Hamburg and an organization affiliated to the Central Council of Muslims in Germany.
  • is an affiliated organization, which is close to the of the Muslim Brotherhood. The other affiliated organizations are
    • ,
    • ,
    • , and
    • .

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