Abdul-Rahman Al-Sudais
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais | |
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عبد الرحمن السديس | |
Sudais in 2011 | |
| President of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2011 | |
| Monarchs | King Abdullah King Salman |
| Deputy | Saad Al Mahameed |
| Imam of Masjid Al Haram | |
| Assumed office 1984 | |
| Monarchs | King Fahd King Abdullah King Salman |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 23 November 1962 Al-Bukayriyah, Al-Qassim Province, Saudi Arabia |
| Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
| Alma mater | Umm al-Qura University King Saud University |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Salafi |
| Creed | Athari |
| Website | www |
Abdul Rahman ibn Abdul Aziz al-Sudais (Arabic: عَبْدُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلسُّدَيْسِ, romanized: ʻAbd ar-Raḥman ibn ʻAbd al-ʻAziz as-Sudais), better known as al-Sudais, is the Chief Imam of the Grand Mosque, Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, Saudi Arabia; the President of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques; a renowned Qāriʾ (reciter of the Qur'an); he was the Dubai International Holy Qur'an Award's "Islamic Personality Of the Year" in 2005. Al-Sudais has preached Islam's opposition to "explosions and terrorism", and has called for peaceful inter-faith dialogue, but also been criticized for vilifying non-Muslims. He has denounced the treatment of Palestinians by Israeli settlers and the state of Israel, and called for more aid to be sent to Palestinians. In 2016, he delivered the very important Hajj sermon to a multitude of pilgrims gathered at Arafat after prayers.