sˈɛntɹəl wˈækf kˈaʊnsəl ɪz ɐn ˈɪndiən stˈætʃətˌoːɹi bˈɑːdi ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ baɪ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv ˈɪndiə ˌʌndɚ ðə wˈækf ˈækt, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ nˈaʊ ɐ sʌbsˈɛkʃən ʌvðə wˈækf ˈækt, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv fɚðə pˈɜːpəs ʌv ɐdvˈaɪzɪŋ ɪɾ ˌɔn mˈæɾɚz pɚtˈeɪnɪŋ tə ðə wˈɜːkɪŋ ʌvðə stˈeɪt wˈækf bˈoːɹdz ænd pɹˈɑːpɚɹ ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə wˈækfs ɪnðə kˈʌntɹi.
Central Waqf Council  is an Indian statutory body established in 1964 by the Government of India under the Waqf Act, 1954 (now a subsection of the Waqf Act, 1995) for the purpose of advising it on matters pertaining to the working of the State Waqf Boards and proper administration of the Waqfs in the country.