Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks with Damascus mufti Adnan Al Afyouni at the International Sham Islamic Centre in Damascus on May 20, 2019. Sana via AP
President Bashar Al Assad greets Adnan Al Afyouni, the mufti of Damascus, at the inauguration of the International Sham Islamic Centre in the Syrian capital on May 20, 2019. Sana / AFP
A photo released by the Syrian state news agency shows Adnan Al Afyouni's damaged car after a bombing that killed him in the town of Qudsaya on October 22, 2020. Sana via Reuters
Damascus mufti Adnan Al Afyouni leads Eid Al Adha prayers in Daraya near Damascus on September 12, 2016, after the town was retaken from rebels under a reconciliation deal. Sana via AP
Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks with Damascus mufti Adnan Al Afyouni at the International Sham Islamic Centre in Damascus on May 20, 2019. Sana via AP
President Bashar Al Assad greets Adnan Al Afyouni, the mufti of Damascus, at the inauguration of the International Sham Islamic Centre in the Syrian capital on May 20, 2019. Sana / AFP
A photo released by the Syrian state news agency shows Adnan Al Afyouni's damaged car after a bombing that killed him in the town of Qudsaya on October 22, 2020. Sana via Reuters
Damascus mufti Adnan Al Afyouni leads Eid Al Adha prayers in Daraya near Damascus on September 12, 2016, after the town was retaken from rebels under a reconciliation deal. Sana via AP
Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks with Damascus mufti Adnan Al Afyouni at the International Sham Islamic Centre in Damascus on May 20, 2019. Sana via AP
Mufti of Damascus killed in car bombing near Syrian capital
Adnan Al Afyouni was seen as close to President Bashar Al Assad and headed a Syrian counter-extremism centre
