Ömer Nasuhi Bilmen
Ömer Nasuhi Bilmen | |
|---|---|
| President of the Directorate of Religious Affairs | |
| In office 30 June 1960 – 6 April 1961 | |
| President | Cemal Gürsel (acting) |
| Preceded by | Eyüp Sabri Hayırlıoğlu |
| Succeeded by | Hasan Hüsnü Erdem |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Omar Nasuhi (عُمر نصوحى) 1883 Erzurum, Erzurum Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 12 October 1971 (aged 87–88) Ankara, Turkey |
Ömer Nasuhi Bilmen (1883–1971) was a Muslim scholar of fiqh and tafsir, and the fifth president of the Directorate of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Turkey. He is known for his expansive work on a concise manual on Islamic faith, worship and ethics called The Big Book of Islamic Catechism (Büyük İslâm İlmihali).