Legal glossary
“mutawalli”
Defined in 1 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
The Wakfs Act 1954, 29 of 1954, (Rep., Act 43 of 1995) · s. 3 · Repealed or not in force
(f) "mutawalli" means any person appointed either verbally or under any deed or instrument by which a wakf has been created or by a competent authority to be the mutawalli of a wakf and includes any naib-mutawalli, khadim, mujawar, sajjadanishin, amin or other person appointed by a mutawalli to perform the duties of a mutawalli and, save as otherwise provided in this Act, any person or Committee for the time being managing or administering any wakf property as such;
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