sˈɛntɹəl wˈækf kˈaʊnsəl ɪz ɐ stˈætʃətˌoːɹi bˈɑːdi ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɪv kəntɹˈoʊl ʌvðə mˈɪnɪstɹi ʌv maɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾi ɐfˈɛɹz wʌz sˈɛt ˌʌp ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ æz pɜː ðə pɹəvˈɪʒən ɡˈɪvən ɪnðə wˈækf ˈækt, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ æz ɐdvˈaɪzɚɹi bˈɑːdi tə ðə sˈɛntɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ˌɔn mˈæɾɚz kənsˈɜːnɪŋ ðə wˈɜːkɪŋ ʌvðə wˈækf bˈoːɹdz ænd ðə dˈuː ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈɔːkæf.
Central Waqf Council is a statutory body under the administrative control of the Ministry of Minority Affairs was set up in 1964 as per the provision given in the Waqf Act, 1954 as Advisory Body to the Central Government on matters concerning the working of the Waqf Boards and the due administration of Auqaf.