Abdulaziz Al Sheikh

Abdulaziz Al Sheikh
2012, by Ayman dhū alghiná
Personal life
Born (1940-11-30) 30 November 1940
NationalitySaudi Arabian
Alma materImam Muhammad ibn Saud University
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
LineageAl ash-Sheikh family
JurisprudenceSalafi
CreedAthari
Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia
Assumed office
1999
MonarchsFahd
Abdullah
Salman
Preceded byAbdulaziz Bin Baz

Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Sheikh (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن عبد الله آل الشيخ ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn ʿAbd Āllah Āl ash-Sheikh; born 30 November 1940) is a Saudi Arabian scholar who is the current Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia. As such he is head of the Council of Senior Religious Scholars and its sub-committee, the Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Issuing Fatwas.