Bektashi Dedebabate is the religious leadership of Bektashi Islam. The term Dedebaba comes from Turkish and means the grandfather (grandfather+dad). The dedebabas () are the spiritual and religious leaders of the Bektashi community. Bektashis do not consider them to be divinely appointed leaders. The current and eighth Bektashi dedebaba is Baba Mondi.
List of dedebabas List of dedebabas following the 1925 exodus of the Bektashi Order from Turkey to Albania:
No. Portrait NameTerm in office1Salih Nijazi 20 March 1930 28 November 19412Ali Riza 6 January 1942 22 February 19443Kamber Ali 12 April 1944 19454Xhafer Sadik 5 May 1945 2 August 19455 Abaz Hilmi 6 September 1945 19 March 19476Ahmet Myftar 8 June 1947 19587 Baba Reshat 20 July 1993 2 April 20118Baba Mondi 11 June 2011 Incumbent
See also Dede (religious figure) Baba List of Bektashi topics
References
External links Persecution of Bektashi clergy