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Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais

1960 - Today

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Abdul Rahman ibn Abdul Aziz al-Sudais (Arabic: عَبْدُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلسُّدَيْسِ, romanized: ʻAbd ar-Raḥman ibn ʻAbd al-ʻAziz as-Sudais), better known as al-Sudais, is the Chief Imam of the Grand Mosque, Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, Saudi Arabia; the President of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques; a renowned Qāriʾ (reciter of the Qur'an); he was the Dubai International Holy Qur'an Award's "Islamic Personality Of the Year" in 2005. Al-Sudais has preached Islam's opposition to "explosions and terrorism", and has called for peaceful inter-faith dialogue, but also been criticized for vilifying non-Muslims. He has denounced the treatment of Palestinians by Israeli settlers and the state of Israel, and called for more aid to be sent to Palestinians. In 2016, he delivered the very important Hajj sermon to a multitude of pilgrims gathered at Arafat after prayers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais is the 7,832nd most popular politician (down from 7,658th in 2019), the 163rd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 176th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais ranks 7,832 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexander Ankvab, Tong Yabghu Qaghan, Andronikos III of Trebizond, Keisuke Okada, Blanche of Lancaster, and William A. Wheeler. After him are Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Poul Schlüter, Anaximenes of Lampsacus, Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, Emperor Gong of Jin, and Walter Lini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais ranks 98. Before him are Nicoletta Braschi, Leos Carax, José Maria Neves, Yannick Noah, Cathy Moriarty, and Richard Ramirez. After him are Saif al-Adel, Sid Eudy, Mehmet Oz, Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Craig Mello, and Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais ranks 163 out of 354. Before him are Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan (null), Muslim ibn Aqil (650), Umayya ibn Abd Shams (null), 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah (null), Nimr al-Nimr (1959), and Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (1956). After him are Ahmed Zaki Yamani (1930), Jotapianus (200), Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya (690), Fatimah bint Musa (790), Said ibn al-Musayyib (642), and Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud (1850).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais ranks 54. Before him are Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud (1944), Al-Mughira (600), Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh (1943), Suhayl ibn Amr (556), Umayya ibn Abd Shams (null), and Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (1956). After him are Ahmed Zaki Yamani (1930), Jotapianus (200), Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya (690), Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud (1850), Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr (650), and Utbah ibn Rabi'ah (567).

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