The funeral prayer of Lütfi Doğan Hodja, one of the companions of our Milli Görüş leader Necmettin Erbakan Hodja, was performed yesterday at Hacı Bayram-ı Veli Mosque following the afternoon prayer.
Our Lütfi Doğan Hodja will be buried in the Süleymaniye Cemetery after the funeral prayer that will be performed today at the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, following the noon prayer.
HIGH PARTICIPATION IN THE FUNERAL PRAYER
Funeral prayer of the deceased, attended by his family, loved ones, and Saadet Party Chairman Temel Karamollaoğlu, ESAM Chairman Recai Kutan, Saadet Party Spokesperson and Istanbul Deputy Birol Aydın, Saadet Party Samsun Deputy Mehmet Karaman, Saadet Party Antalya Deputy Şerafettin Kılıç, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Numan Kurtulmuş, former Vice President Fuat Oktay, former Minister of Internal Affairs. Beşir Atalay, former Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Cemil Çiçek, former Minister of Justice Abdülhamit Gül and former President of Religious Affairs Mehmet Görmez.
Who is Lütfi Doğan?
Lütfi Doğan was born in 1930 in Kelkit district of Gümüşhane. He completed primary school in Kelkit, secondary school in Erzincan and high school in Ankara. He graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Theology in 1953.
After graduation, he worked as an inspector, preacher, assistant mufti and mufti at the Presidency of Religious Affairs. In 1965, he was elected as a member of the Supreme Council of Religious Affairs. He served as the President of Religious Affairs between 1968 and 1972.
During his term as the Presidency of Religious Affairs, Doğan worked to interpret the Islamic religion with a universal and modern understanding. He also contributed to the institutionalization and modernization process of the Presidency of Religious Affairs.
Doğan served as a member of parliament from the National Salvation Party (MSP) between 1972 and 1977. He served as a member of parliament from the Welfare Party (RP) between 1977 and 1980. He served as a member of parliament for the Saadet Party (SP) between 1983 and 1987.