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Saud Al-Shuraim

1964 - Today

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Saud ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Shuraim (born 19 January 1966) is a Saudi Quran reciter, Islamic scholar, and former imam and khatib (Friday preacher) of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. He obtained a PhD in Islamic jurisprudence from Umm al-Qura University, and was recently appointed as dean and specialist professor in Fiqh at University Bakri bin Ma'tooq. Shuraim used to lead the Tarawih prayers during the month of Ramadan at Masjid al-Haram beginning in 1991. On 17 June 2012, he also led the funeral prayer for Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz at the mosque following the Maghrib (sunset) prayer, an event attended by King Abdullah and members of the Saudi royal family. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Saud Al-Shuraim is the 2,660th most popular religious figure (down from 2,555th in 2024), the 209th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 211th in 2019) and the 85th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saud Al-Shuraim ranks 2,660 out of 3,187. Before him are Henry Edward Manning, Samson of Dol, Julijans Vaivods, Maatkare Mutemhat, Zabaia, and Zygmunt Gorazdowski. After him are Augustin Kažotić, Peter Takeo Okada, Teemu Sippo, Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Swæfberht of Essex, and Hugh Latimer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Saud Al-Shuraim ranks 217. Before him are Paul Le Guen, Chieko Homma, Sven Väth, Jim Jordan, Penelope Ann Miller, and Magnus Wislander. After him are Giuseppe Giannini, Naoto Ohshima, Willie Garson, David W. Panuelo, James Purefoy, and Han Suk-kyu.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Saud Al-Shuraim ranks 209 out of 354. Before him are Nafiʽ al-Madani (689), Ibn al-Khattab (1969), Utba ibn Ghazwan (581), Mansour Ojjeh (1952), Umar ibn Abi Rabi'ah (644), and Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1931). After him are Sami Al-Jaber (1972), Hani Hanjour (1972), Abdullah ibn Hudhafah as-Sahmi (null), Mohamed Al-Deayea (1972), Ali Al-Naimi (1935), and Salem Al-Dawsari (1991).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Saud Al-Shuraim ranks 85. Before him are Uthman ibn Maz'un (null), Umamah bint Zainab (null), Al-Bara' ibn Azib (600), Sharif Ali (1450), Nafiʽ al-Madani (689), and Utba ibn Ghazwan (581). After him are Abdullah ibn Hudhafah as-Sahmi (null), Maher Al-Mu'aiqly (1969), and Saad al Ghamdi (1967).

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