Dr Mustafa Ceric served as the Grand Mufti of Bosnia-Herzegovina from 1993–2012. Dr Ceric was educated at al-Azhar University in Cairo and received his PhD from the University of Chicago. He served as an imam in his native Bosnia, and later at the Islamic Cultural Center in Northbrook, Illinois. The Grand Mufti has received global acclaim for his work in strengthening democracy, promoting world peace and pursuing interfaith dialogue. Dr Ceric was considered a pivotal leader during the war with Serbia and remains a strong voice for the survival of Islam in Europe. He sits on the World Economic Forum's Community of West–Islam Dialogue (C-100) and various other interfaith councils throughout Europe and the Middle East.