Salih bin Abdullah al Humaid

Ṣāliḥ ibn ʻAbd Allāh Ibn Ḥumayd (Arabic: صالح بن عبد الله ابن حميد, Saleh bin Abdullah bin Humaid; born 1949),[1] is a Saudi Arabian Imam and politician. He is currently one of the nine Imams of Grand Mosque of Mecca. He is also member of Assembly of Saudi Arabia since 1993 and had served Speaker of Majlis al Shura from February 2002 to February 2009.

Salih Bin Abdullah Humaid
صالح بن عبد الله ابن حميد
Imam Khatib at Masjid Al-Haram
Assumed office
1982
Personal
Born1949[1]
Buraidah[1]
ReligionIslam
Children10
Known for
Occupation

Biography

Salih Humaid is member of Saudi Majlis al Shura (Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia) since 1993 and the Speaker of Majlis al Shura from February 2002 to February 2009.[2][3] He is currently imam of Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque of Mecca).[4] He is also a member of the Arabic Language Academy in Mecca,[5] and the President of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy in Jeddah.

He won the 2016 Service to Islam award from the King Faisal International Prize.[6] Among many other distinguish awards.

He is the son of Abdullah bin Humaid.

References
  1. Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah bin Humaid
  2. The Shura Council of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - A Brief History
  3. Mundo, Instituto del Tercer (2008). Guia del Mundo 2009 (in Spanish). IEPALA Editorial. p. 85. ISBN 978-84-675-3225-8. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  4. "Makkah imam warns against gross misuse of holy sites".
  5. معالي الشيخ الدكتور/ صالح بن عبدالله بن حميد. Official website of the Academy, 9 February 2015. Accessed 8 November 2016.
  6. "Saleh bin Humaid wins King Faisal Prize for Service to Islam | Arab News".


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