What is Mazhar Krasniqi?
[[File:Mazhar Shukri Krasniqi, Q.S.M. (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''Mazhar Shukri Krasniqi''' (17 October 1931 – 8 August 2019) was a [[Yugoslav]]-born [[New Zealand]] [[Muslim]] community leader. He was born in [[Pristina]], [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]]. He was the first president of the [[Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand]] (FIANZ) from 1979 to 1981. In December 2002, he was awarded the [[Queen's Service Medal]] (QSM). Krasniqi died on 8 August 2019 at the age of 87.<ref>[https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12260562 Mazhar Krasniqi, 'a real kaumatua' of New Zealand Muslim community, passes away]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Krasniqi, Mazhar}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:New Zealand people]] [[Category:Muslims]] [[Category:Human rights activists]] [[Category:People from Pristina]] {{bio-stub}}