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Also known as Sheikh Mowafaq Ṭarīf

Qadi (spiritual leader) of the Druze in Israel

Since 1753, his family has been leading the Druze community in Ottoman Syria, Mandatory Palestine, then Israel

In 1993, he inherited the position of spiritual leader upon the death of his grandfather, Sheikh Amin Tarif

In January 2004, he signed a declaration calling on non-Jews living in Israel to observe the Noahide Laws

In April 2018, he was selected by the Ministerial Committee for Symbols and Ceremonies to light a torch at the torch-lighting ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel

In January 2025, he met with U.S. officials, including Senator Ted Cruz, to secure U.S. protection for the Druze community in Syria under the new Islamic rule after the fall of the Assad regime