Abdulaziz Al Sheikh

Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia (born 1940)

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 Muslim scholar and current Chief Mufti of Saudi Arabia. As Grand Mufti, he is the head of the Standing Committee on Islamic Studies and Fatwas on Issues.

Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh
TitleGrand Mufti of Saudi Arabia
Personal
Born (1940-11-30) 30 November 1940 (age 83)
ReligionIslam
NationalitySaudi Arabian
DenominationSunni
LineageAl ash-Sheikh Family
JurisprudenceHanbali
CreedAthari
Alma materImam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University
OccupationGrand Mufti of Saudi Arabia
MonarchKing Fahd
King Abdullah
King Salman

References

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  1. "حقيقة وفاة مفتى عام السعودية الشيخ (عبد العزيز ال شيخ)". نجوم مصرية. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.

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Religious titles
Preceded by
Abd al-Aziz Bin Baz
Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia
1999–present
Succeeded by