Answer: khalif

AnswerCrossword Clue
KHALIFIslamic spiritual leader: Var.
KHALIFMuslim name that means "successor to Muhammad"
KHALIFLeader of a Muslim state
khalifa Muslim leader, also CALIPH, KHALIFA, KHALIFAH
khalifspiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad
khalifany of the former Muslim rulers of Baghdad (until 1258) and of the Ottoman Empire (from 1571 until 1924)