{"id":267567,"date":"2024-12-18T17:35:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T17:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/18\/ashanti-regional-chief-imam-dies-at-age-74\/"},"modified":"2024-12-18T17:35:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T17:35:38","slug":"ashanti-regional-chief-imam-dies-at-age-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/18\/ashanti-regional-chief-imam-dies-at-age-74\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashanti Regional Chief Imam dies at age 74"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ashanti Regional Chief Imam, Alhaji Abdul Mumin Haroun, has died at the age of 74.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to family sources, he died at the Komfo Anokye Teaching hospital (KATH) in Kumasi on Tuesday night, after a short illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As one the longest serving Imams of the region, he rose to the role in 2011, after serving as deputy to the late Sheikh Imran Musah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Known for his unifying role in many conflicts in the Ashanti Region, Sheikh Haroun has been credited for promoting peace and development in Muslim communities and the region at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He spearheaded the refurbishment of the Kumasi Central Mosque and other transformational activities in the Ashanti region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He will be buried at the Tafo Cemetery after &#8220;Janaza&#8221; prayers at the Kumasi Central Mosque on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alhaji Abdul Mumin Haroun is survived by two wives and six children.<\/p>\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n               \n <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                        \n\n    \n                                 \n                                             \n                    <\/div><div style=\"clear: both; overflow:hidden;margin:20px auto; width:100%; min-height:280px;\">\n                                                 \n                        <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p> \n                        \n                        \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ashanti Regional Chief Imam, Alhaji Abdul Mumin Haroun, has died at the age of 74. 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