RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh

1943 - 2025

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Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh (30 November 1943 – 23 September 2025) was a Saudi Islamic scholar who served as the 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh is the 1,371st most popular religious figure (down from 981st in 2019), the 151st most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 144th in 2019) and the 64th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh ranks 1,371 out of 3,187. Before him are Alexander Schmorell, Cristóbal López Romero, Manuel Monteiro de Castro, François de la Chaise, Thomas Christopher Collins, and Johannes Oecolampadius. After him are Meletius IV of Constantinople, Saichō, Barsanuphius, Dominik Duka, Shinran, and Ignatius IV of Antioch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh ranks 158. Before him are Chris Amon, Barış Manço, Edie Sedgwick, Tim Hunt, Bob Woodward, and Armando Guebuza. After him are R. L. Stine, Czesława Kwoka, Dominik Duka, Ove Kindvall, Mustafa Dzhemilev, and Andrew Yeom Soo-jung. Among people deceased in 2025, Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh ranks 115. Before him are André Vingt-Trois, Anastasios of Albania, Rodion Shchedrin, Werner Leimgruber, Dick McTaggart, and Zoltán Horváth. After him are Ove Kindvall, Nikola Pilić, Suchinda Kraprayoon, Fabio Cudicini, Ahmed Faras, and Margarita Xhepa.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh ranks 151 out of 354. Before him are Hassan ibn Thabit (554), Wasil ibn Ata (700), Abu Sa'īd al-Khūdrī (612), Nusaybah bint Ka'ab (null), Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba (581), and Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (600). After him are Abbad ibn Bishr (606), Al-Khayzuran (701), Suhayl ibn Amr (556), Umayya ibn Khalaf (null), Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri (678), and Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan (null).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh ranks 64. Before him are 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As (616), Wasil ibn Ata (700), Abu Sa'īd al-Khūdrī (612), Nusaybah bint Ka'ab (null), Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba (581), and Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (600). After him are Umayya ibn Khalaf (null), Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri (678), Muslim ibn Aqil (650), 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah (null), Fatimah bint Musa (790), and Said ibn al-Musayyib (642).

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