Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh

Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh (1893–1969) was the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, or highest religious authority in the country, from 1953 to his death in 1969.

Background

Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh was born in 1893 to the noted family of Saudi religious scholars, the Al ash-Sheikh, descendants of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab.[1]

Role as Grand Mufti

As Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to 1969,[2] he dominated Saudi religious policy in the 1950s and 1960s.[3][4] He died in 1969.[1]

Other roles

He had served as President of the Constituent Council of the Muslim World League, thereby ensuring a Wahhabi Muslim orientation for the organization's missionary activities.[4]

Family

He was the father of Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh,[4] Saudi Minister of Justice from 1975 to 1990[5][6] and Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh,[7] Saudi Minister of Justice from 1993 to 2009.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Commins, David Dean (2006). The Wahhabi mission and Saudi Arabia. p. 210. ISBN 1-84511-080-3.
  2. Hatina, Meir (2008). Guardians of faith in modern times: ʻulamaʼ in the Middle East. p. 221. ISBN 978-90-04-16953-1.
  3. Amin, Camron Michael; Fortna, Benjamin C.; Frierson, Elizabeth Brown (2006). The modern Middle East: a sourcebook for history. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-19-926209-0. He was one of King Faisal's closest advisers and had decisively intervened in the dispute between Faisal and King Saud, which led to the latter's abdication.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Gold, Dore (2004). Hatred's kingdom: how Saudi Arabia supports the new global terrorism. p. 76,80–81. ISBN 978-0-89526-061-1.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Baamir, Abdulrahman Yahya (2010). Shari'a Law in Commercial and Banking Arbitration. p. 29 (n. 87). ISBN 978-1-4094-0377-7.
  6. Long, David E. (1976). Saudi Arabia. p. 41. ISBN 0-8039-0660-9.; Who's who in Saudi Arabia 1983-1984, Volume 3. Jeddah: Tihama. 1984. p. 32.
  7. "H.E Dr. Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Ibrahim Al-Sheikh". Majlis ash-Shura, Government of Saudi Arabia. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
Religious titles
Preceded by
None
Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia
1953–1969
Succeeded by
Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baaz