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Contentious long-time grand mufti dies aged 82

Sheik Taj el-Din al Hilaly served 31 years as the imam of Sydney's Lakemba Mosque. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Former grand mufti of Australia Sheikh Taj El-Din Hilali has been described as a beacon of light at a time of division after his death aged 82.

A controversial figure during the mid-2000s when he publicly sparred with then-prime minister John Howard over the "War on Terror", the dual citizen died in Egypt on Thursday, Australian time.

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