Vali (governor)
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Wāli or vali (from Arabic والي Wāli) is an administrative title that was used during the Caliphate and Ottoman Empire to designate governors of administrative divisions. It is still in use in some countries influenced by Arab or Muslim culture. The division that a Wāli governs is called Wilayah, or, in the case of Ottoman Turkey, "Vilayet".
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Algerian term[edit]
In Algeria, a wāli is the "governor" and administrative head of each of the 48 provinces of the country, and is chosen by the president.
Iranian term[edit]
In Iran the term is known as Vāli and refers to the governor or local lord of an area such as the Lorestān Province in western Iran.
Ottoman Empire term[edit]
"Vali" was the title in the Ottoman Empire of the most common type of Ottoman governor, in charge of a vilayet (in Ottoman Turkish), often a military officer such as a pasha; see Subdivisions of the Ottoman Empire.
Turkish term[edit]
In Turkey (the main successor state to the Ottoman Empire), a wāli (spelled as "vali") is the "governor" and administrative head of each of the 81 provinces of the country, and is appointed by the government.
Omani Sultanate term[edit]
The Sultanate of Oman, when it ruled Mombasa, Kenya, appointed a wali for the city known locally as LiWali.
Moroccan term[edit]
Since 1997 regionalisation reform, a Wāli is the governor of one of the sixteen regions of Morocco.
Pakistani term[edit]
In Pakistan, the rulers of the former princely state of Swat were given the title of Wali.
Philippine term[edit]
In the Philippines, the term Wali is the proposed name for the titular head of Bangsamoro, a proposed, autonomous political entity in the large southern island of Mindanao. The Bangsamoro, which is intended to give devolved powers to Filipino Muslims, is intended to supersede Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The Wali (analogous to the present Governor of the ARMM) will have ceremonial functions and powers such as moral guardianship of the territory and dissolution of its proposed legislature.[1]
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- ^ Kabiling, Genalyn (11 September 2014). "PNoy submits draft Bangsamoro law Entity to have 58 exclusive powers; UN, Canada hail move". Manila Bulletin. Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
