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
Alma mater Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University
Website http://saleh.af.org.sa/

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 2015.[4]

He is a graduate from Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, from the Faculty of Fundamentals of Islamic Religion[5] and wrote several books on various topics of Islamic Sciences.[6]

Religious belief

He is upon the Sunni Salafi school of thought in Islam.[7]

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. ↑ "ترجمة الشيخ صالح بن عبدالعزيز آل الشيخ حفظه الله .". majles.alukah.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  6. ↑ "نبذة عن الشيخ | موقع الشيخ صالح ال الشيخ". saleh.af.org.sa. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  7. ↑ "ترجمة موجزة لفضيلة الشيخ صالح بن عبد العزيز آل الشيخ". www.ajurry.com. Retrieved 2017-01-31.



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