saudiarabia-muslimSaudi Arabia was under Islamic rule for over 200 years during the Arab Conquest in 870 CE. Islam was reintroduced in the latter half of the 20th century. In present-day Saudi Arabia, the Muslim community is limited to a few thousand, mostly people who are ethnically linked to North Africa and the Middle East.
Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Sheikh (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن عبد الله آل الشيخ ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn ʿAbd Āllah Āl ash-Sheikh; born 30 November 1940) is a Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar who is the current Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia.
As such he is head of the Council of Senior Religious Scholars and its sub-committee, the Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Issuing Fatwas.
Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Sheikh is a member of the Al ash-Sheikh family. In 1969-70 he assumed leadership at the Sheikh Muhammad Bin Ibrahim Mosque in Dukhna, Riyadh. In 1979 he was appointed assistant professor at the College of Sharia, Mecca.
In June 1999, Al Sheikh was appointed Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia by King Fahd, following the death of Grand Mufti Abdulaziz Bin Baz.
As the Grand Mufti, Sheikh Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Aal Al-Sheikh has the highest position of religious authority in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He is an Islamic scholar based in Makkah and has influence as a leading cleric of the expansive global movement of Salafi Muslims.
Born: 30 November 1940 ,Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Nationality: Saudi Arabian
Denomination: Sunni
Lineage: Al ash-Sheikh family
Alma Mater: Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University
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