Ali Al-Tantawi

Ali Al-Tantawi
محمد علي الطنطاوي
Personal life
Born
محمد علي مصطفى الطنطاوي

12 June 1909
Died18 June 1999(1999-06-18) (aged 90)
NationalitySyrian
Religious life
ReligionIslam
MovementSalafiyya

Mohammad Ali Al-Tantawi was a Syrian Sunni jurist, writer, editor, broadcaster, teacher and judge considered one of the leading figures in Islamic preaching and Arab literature in the twentieth century.

Al-Tantawi was the recipient of the King Faisal Prize in 1990 for his services for Islam.