RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saleh Al-Fawzan

1933 - Today

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Ṣāliḥ bin Fawzān bin ʻAbd Allāh Al-Fawzān (Arabic: صالح بن فوزان بن عبد الله الفوزان; born 1 Rajab 1354 AH / 28 September 1935 CE) is an Islamic scholar, Faqīh (jurist), university professor, a member of the council of senior scholars, a member of the Fiqh council in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, affiliated with the Muslim World League, a member of the Supervisory Committee for Preachers during Hajj and a member of the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In addition to this, he is also an imam, khatib and teacher at the Prince Mutaib bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Mosque in the capital city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh. He participates in answering questions on the radio program Nūr ʿAlā ad-Darb and regularly contributes to scholarly journals in the form of research, studies, letters, and fatwas. He is widely considered to be the most senior and knowledgable scholar of Islam alive today. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saleh Al-Fawzan is the 1,861st most popular religious figure (down from 1,137th in 2019), the 185th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 156th in 2019) and the 75th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saleh Al-Fawzan ranks 1,861 out of 3,187Before him are Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich, Malcolm Ranjith, José Policarpo, Athanasius I of Constantinople, Procopius of Sázava, and Zdislava Berka. After him are William Allen, Nahor, son of Terah, Abu al-Misk Kafur, Morteza Motahhari, Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi, and Gan Ji.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Saleh Al-Fawzan ranks 179Before him are Juanita Castro, Marcos Alonso, Sabah Fakhri, Ceija Stojka, Ron Wyatt, and Humberto Maschio. After him are Stuart Roosa, Toshi Ichiyanagi, James Rosenquist, Vera Krepkina, Abel Pacheco, and Juan Sandoval Íñiguez.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Saleh Al-Fawzan ranks 185 out of 354Before him are Abd-Allah ibn Umm-Maktum (null), Adi ibn Hatim (550), Asma bint Umais (null), Lubaba bint al-Harith (593), Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali (603), and Umm Ruman (null). After him are Saad Hariri (1970), Shurahbil ibn Hasana (583), Fadl ibn Abbas (614), Aliya bint Ali (1911), Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1940), and Aban ibn Uthman (641).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Saleh Al-Fawzan ranks 75Before him are Said ibn al-Musayyib (642), Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen (1925), Aqil ibn Abi Talib (590), Shaykh Ahmad (1753), Asma bint Umais (null), and Lubaba bint al-Harith (593). After him are Fadl ibn Abbas (614), Abu Dujana (null), Uthman ibn Maz'un (null), Umamah bint Zainab (null), Al-Bara' ibn Azib (600), and Sharif Ali (1450).