Ebrahim Desai

South African Mufti
Person Human Q5331974

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
January 16, 1963
Date of death
July 15, 2021
Place of birth
Richmond
Place of death
Durban
Country of citizenship
South Africa[8]
Religion or worldview
Sunni Islam, Deobandi[12][13]
Notable work
Askimam[11]
Citizenship
South Africa
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Urdu, Arabic[20][21][22]
Family name
Desai[17]
Given name
Ebrahim[18]
Honorific prefix
Fadhilat al-Sheikh[16]
Movement
Deobandi[15]
Name in native language
ابراہیم ڈیسائی[23]
Native language
Urdu[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ebrahim Desai en Mufti Ebrahim Desai ar إبراهيم ديساي hi इब्राहिम देसाई ru Десаи, Ибрагим ru Ибрагим Десаи
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Europeana entity
agent/base/146103
Freebase ID
/m/02649jd
WikiTree person ID
Desai-79

Report an error or request removal Lineage (PROV-JSON)

🔗 Connections
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
Occupation 3
Religion or worldview 2
Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
Family name 1
Founded entities 1
Instance of 1
Movement 1
Native language 1
Notable work 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
Student of 1
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Ebrahim Desai was born in Richmond[1]. He was born on January 16, 1963[2]. He died in Durban[3]. He died on July 15, 2021[4]. He worked as a mufti[5], Islamic jurist[6], and university teacher[7].

Body

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Sunni Islam[12], an Islamic denomination[24], founded in 0601[25] and Deobandi[13], a religious denomination[26], founded in 1867[27].

FAQs

Where was Ebrahim Desai born?

Born in Richmond[1].

Where did Ebrahim Desai die?

Ebrahim Desai passed away in Durban[3].

What did Ebrahim Desai do for work?

Ebrahim Desai worked as mufti[5], Islamic jurist[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Ebrahim Desai go to school?

Ebrahim Desai was educated at Jamiah Islamiah Talimuddin Dabhel[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Ebrahim Desai. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ebrahim-desai
MLA “Ebrahim Desai.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 9 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ebrahim-desai.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ebrahim-desai_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Ebrahim Desai}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ebrahim-desai}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-09}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Ebrahim Desai — https://4ort.xyz/entity/ebrahim-desai (retrieved 2026-11-09)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ebrahim-desai · Last refreshed: