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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.
The office was created in 1953 by King Abdul Aziz with the appointment of Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh. [3] Usually, the office of the Grand Mufti has been filled by a member of the Al ash-Sheikh (the descendants of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab). [4] In fact, there has only ever been one Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia who was not an Al ash ...
With the support of the Al ash-Sheikh and the other Wahhabi ulema, Abdul Aziz went on to conquer the rest of the territory that was to become Saudi Arabia and declared the formation of the new kingdom in 1932. Even after his conquests were complete, Abdul Aziz continued to favor the ulema and especially the Al ash-Sheikh.
Abdulaziz Al Sheikh (10 February 1943 – ) Appointed Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia by the King of Saudi Arabia, Fahd of Saudi Arabia: June 1999 Serbia Sead Nasufović (22 June 1979 – ) [23] [24] Appointed Mufti of Serbia by the Islamic Community of Serbia July 2016 Singapore Nazirudin Mohd Nasir [25] [26] [27]
Sheikh Abdulaziz served as Minister for Health between 1967 and 1972 and also as president of the Palestine Red Crescent Society. He was the crown prince of Qatar, but lost his position on 22 February 1972 when Prime Minister Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani took power in a nonviolent palace coup .
Abdelaziz bin Khalifa is the first son of Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, the eighth Emir of Qatar, and eldest child of the Emir and his first spouse, Sheikha Amna bint Hassan bin Abdulla Al Thani. Sheikh Abdelaziz is the elder half-brother of Hamad, the former Emir of Qatar. [1]
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Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh (Arabic: عبد اللطيف بن عبد العزيز آل الشيخ) is the current Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, and Guidance in Saudi Arabia since June 2018. [1] [2] [3]