Sadiq Al-Ghariani
| Sadiq al-Ghariani | |
|---|---|
| الصادق الغرياني | |
.JPG) Ghariani in December 2011. | |
| Grand Mufti of Libya | |
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In office February 2012 – Current | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 8, 1942 Tripoli, Libya |
| Nationality | Libyan |
| Alma mater |
University of Mohammed bin Ali al-Sanusi (BA) al-Azhar University (Msc & PhD) University of Exeter (PhD) |
| Profession | Cleric |
| Religion | Islam |
| Website | tanasuh.com |
Sadiq Abdulrahman Ali Alghariani (alternative spelling include Saadiq, Sadeq and Sadik) (Arabic: الصادق عبد الرحمن علي الغرياني) has been the Grand Mufti of Libya since 2012.[1][2][3]
Background
Al-Ghariani was born in 1942. He studied Sharia law at an Islamist educational institution in Bayda which is currently known as Omar Al-Mukhtar University. He graduated in 1969 and started teaching there in 1970.
In the 1970s he studied a master's degree and doctorate in Sharia law at Al-Azhar University in Cairo. In 1984 he received a doctorate in Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom.
He subsequently became a senior university figure in Tripoli.
Full Biography: Libya’s Grand Mufti Sadiq bin Abdul-Rahman Ali Al-Ghariani. He was born on 8/12/1942. In 1969, he graduated from the Faculty of Sharia, Al-Bayda, Libya and appointed at the university in 1970. He obtained his master's degree in ' Comparative Jurisprudence' from the Faculty of Sharia and Law, Al-Azhar University in 1972. In 1979 he obtained his doctorate degree in 'Comparative Jurisprudence' from the Faculty of Sharia and Law at the University of Al-Azhar, under the title (Alhukm Alsharie byna Alnaql wa Alaql) (Islamic Sharia ruling between Text and Mind).
In 1984 he obtained another doctorate degree from the Arabic and Islamic Studies Department, the University of Exeter, Britain, titled (Iydah Almasalik ila Qawaid Alimam Malik) (Clarifying the methods to Alimam Malik's rules) by Ahmed Ben Yahia Alonshrese (investigation and study.)
He has been teaching for more than thirty years, during which he supervised many postgraduate scientific papers . Currently, he is serving as Libya's Grand Mufti.
Libyan Conflict of 2011
During the Libyan Civil War of 2011, he declared a "jihad" against Muammar Gadhaffi during a televised address. Ghariani was later appointed as the Grand Mufti of Libya in February 2012 by the National Transitional Council.
Following the fall of Tripoli Airport in August 2014, he congratulated the Libya Dawn coalition on his internet channel from the UK, saying "I congratulate the revolutionaries in their victory, I give blessing to the martyrs".
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| Preceded by |
Grand Mufti of Libya 2012-Present |
Succeeded by |