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Abdulaziz Al Sheikh

アブドルアジズ・アール＝アッシャイフ　/　あぶどるあじず・あーる＝あっしゃいふ

Mufti from Saudi Arabia

November 30, 1943 (age 82)　・　Mecca, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia

Mecca Province
mufti
qāriʾ

My Take

Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh was no ordinary cleric; as the third Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia from 1999 until his death in 2025, he sat at the very top of the religious hierarchy, issuing fatwas that carried enormous weight. What moves me is that beneath that immense authority was a man rooted in scholarship and devotion, Mecca-born, trained at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud University, and a qāriʾ who recited the Qur'an with care. Whatever one's own beliefs, I respect a life so fully given over to learning and faith, and his decades of influence are hard to overstate.

Overview

Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al al-Sheikh (30 November 1943 – 23 September 2025) was a Saudi Islamic scholar who served as the third Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia from 1999 until his death in 2025. As such he was head of the Council of Senior Religious Scholars and its sub-committee, the Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Issuing Fatwas.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Abdulaziz Al Sheikh
Name (Japanese): アブドルアジズ・アール＝アッシャイフ
Reading: あぶどるあじず・あーる＝あっしゃいふ
Born: November 30, 1943 (age 82)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Goat
Origin: Mecca, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: mufti / qāriʾ

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University

Awards & achievements

Dostyk Order of grade II

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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