Career
Born in Lebanon, he arrived in Australia in 1951. He was elected to succeed Taj El-Din Hilaly on 10 June 2007, but by January 2011 Hilaly declared that Naji was no longer active, and that de facto he was functioning as mufti. Naji was succeeded on 18 September 2011 by Doctor Ibrahim Abu Mohamed.
Naji has questioned Osama bin Laden"s responsibility for the September 11 attacks.
He is currently the Head Imam of Preston Mosque in Melbourne and secretary of the Victorian Board of Imams.