Albanian Imam selected Islamic task representative in New York Police (Photo)

Albanian Imam selected Islamic task representative in New York Police (Photo)

Renowned Albanian imam Tahir Kukaj on 24 June 2019 has been chosen as the main representative of Islamic duties in New York police, or as the NYPD Muslim Chaplin is otherwise known. “Imam Tahir Kukaj, who was sworn in yesterday as our new Muslim hat in NYPD under oath by Chief of Staff William [...]

<x0mm Tahir Kukaj, who was sworn in yesterday as our new Muslim hat in NYPD with the oath sworn by Staff Chief William Morris, has always been active and supportive even before his official title,”, the Muslim Police Officers' Association in New York announced on its site.

Meanwhile, Imam Tahir Kukaj in the message he wrote in his account, on the social Facebook network, writes:”24 June is a big “day for me, my family and my community,”, Kukaj said among other things during his new post, in NYDP.

He also thanked the LAPD and Commissioner James P. O'Neil, who entrusted him with this great task, but also the Albanian Islamic Cultural Centre for continued support, and member and activist, leaders of the Albanian community, and in particular a thank you to those whose more than two decades he served with them, the president of AAIC in State Island and New York, Dr. Zurkan Vardar and Imam Ferid Bedroll, today the world follows.

I will look forward to this extraordinary opportunity to help the world's most skilled and largest police department,”, Kukaj says further to his message on the social Facebook network.

“Muses now begin my new role in the Police Department, I also want to thank all my colleagues, clergymen from other religious beliefs, as well as the activists of these communities in New York. I look forward, to save these reports, to develop them and build new reports, even in the new” task Kukaj continued in his message after the oath.

At the end of the day, Kukay writes that he promises all the officers and leaders of the NYDP that he will be 24 hours in their moods at any moment, when someone will ask you to talk to him.

I'm here to serve you and hear that together we make the most valuable lives of everyone, in our town” says Kukaj, who will now perform the new task of being the main Imam of NYPD.

It is noteworthy to note that this post is always seen by an Albanian Imam in the history of the Albanian immigration in the US, which also shows the great support Dr. Tahir Kukaj from dozens of Islamic centres in New York City, the call of course and enabled this new assignment to NYPD.

Last month, Imam Tahir Kukaj was selected at Top 100 most influential people in State Island. This shows the great value of the Albanian Islamic Cultural Centre in New York.

Imam Tahir Kukaj's full post:

Today was a wonderful day for me, for my family, for my community in general.

Monday, June 24, 2019, was one of my happiest days, but that was my oath ceremony as a Chaplin' The Muslim LAPD.

I would like to take this moment as a good opportunity to thank the MPP Commissioner, the Honored James P. O'Neill, for your faith in Chaplin position and your great leadership in bringing religious harmony to the NYPD family.

I was honored to work very closely with Police Chief Nilda Hoffmann, Chief Edward Delatorre and our Chief of Command, Kenneth Corey, thank you for your faith and support, and I'd be happy to work with these MPD leaders and I also want to thank you very much. NYPD Inspector Isa Abbassi also thanked with this case the $120 Commanding Officer of the Zone for their continued support over the years, and I thank Deputy Inspector Paul Valerga, with whom I have had the honor of working together on many occasions.

Special thanks and gratitude to Captain's Chief Rabbi Dr Alvin Cass, Deputy Mount Robert Romano, Lieutenant Steven Jerome for their faith and their support in the street process to become a Chaplin The Muslim LAPD.

I expect this wonderful opportunity of mine to help the world's largest Police Department.

Special thanks to the president of the Association of Muslim Police Officers of NYPD, Captain Adel Rana, Lieutenant Rafet Awad, Detective Mohammed Amen and other members of the NYPD-MOS for their support and confidence.

I have to thank the Albanian Islamic Cultural Centre for their continued support for almost two decades, President of A. ICC, Dr. Zurkan Vardar and her secretary, Imam Ferid Bedrol.

“) In all cases of help and contact withPD and in religious activities for many years, A The ICC was the Centre that provided all its options and means to the service of Staten Island and New York City”.

I am honored to have had the support of the COOOO Association with President Rabbiti Mendy Miroznik, Rabbi Joseph Potsnik, Rabby Bob Kaplan, Rabbi Ari Weiss and the Ilirian Association of Police Societies, in NYPD: Elton Shametaj, Yally Dautaj, the other.

Police Sergeant Mourad Mourad from the Middle East and Turkish Society, Albanian Roots with Marco Cape, Turkish Community, Ibrahim Kurtulus and many religious leaders of New York!

As I begin my new role in the New YorkPD Police Department, I also want to thank all the partners of different faiths, community leaders, elected officials for their continued support.

I expect to maintain those relationships, with all of you and expand them and build them new ones. I'd like right now to introduce myself to these men and women at the NYPD of the world's finest and largest police department: ” I want the LAPD officers to know that I will always be ready in 24 hours every 7 days of the week if you need anything or you need someone to pray in Islam. I'm here to serve you and listen. Let's do it for each other and make the lives of our officers and our community a better life”.

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