Saleh bin Abdul-Aziz Al ash-Sheikh

Saleh bin Abdul-Aziz Al ash-Sheikh
Minister of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance
In office
1996  8 December 2014
Succeeded by Suleiman bin Abdullah Aba Al Khail
Personal details
Nationality Saudi
Religion Islam

Saleh bin Abdul-Aziz Al ash-Sheikh is a Saudi cleric who served as the minister of Islamic affairs, endowments, call and guidance of Saudi Arabia between 1996 and 2014, and from 2015 to the present.[1] He is a member of the Al ash-Sheikh, the influential Saudi religious family.

Background and career

Saleh bin Abdul-Aziz Al ash-Sheikh is a member of a noted family of Saudi religious scholars, the Al ash-Sheikh. He has been minister of Islamic affairs, endowments, call and guidance since 1996 and was appointed the first official mufti in 1954.[2]

His term as minister of Islamic affairs, endowments, call and guidance ended on 8 December 2014 when Suleiman bin Abdullah Aba Al Khail replaced him in the post,[3] but only for a short time. He was re-appointed in February of 2015.[4]

Religious belief

He is perceived to be a strict Wahhabi because his head is covered but without a black band, the iggal, holding it in place.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Biographies of Ministers". Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington, DC. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  2. Baamir, Abdulrahman Yahya (2010). Shari'a Law in Commercial and Banking Arbitration. p. 29 (n. 87). ISBN 978-1-4094-0377-7.
  3. "King Abdullah names new ministers". Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington DC. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  4. http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/mohammad-bin-nayef-takes-leading-role-in-saudi-arabia-1.1458374
  5. Henderson, Simon (10 September 2003). "Institutionalized Islam:Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Policies and The Threat They Pose" (PDF). Daily Islam. Retrieved 1 May 2012.


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