Salih bin Abdullah al-Humaid
Salih Bin Abdullah Humaid | |
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صالح بن عبد الله ابن حميد | |
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| Born | 1949[1] |
| Children | 10 |
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| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanbali |
| Creed | Athari |
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Ṣāliḥ ibn ʻAbd Allāh al-Ḥumayd (Arabic: صالح بن عبد الله ااحميد; born 1949), is a Saudi Islamic scholar and judge who is currently one of the nine Imams of Grand Mosque of Mecca. He has also been a member of the Assembly of Saudi Arabia since 1993 and served as Speaker of the Majlis al Shura from February 2002 to February 2009.[1]
He previously served briefly as the President of Religious Affairs of The Two Holy Mosques from 2001 to 2002.
Biography
[edit | edit source]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.[4][5] He is currently imam of Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque of Mecca).[6] He is also a member of the Arabic Language Academy in Mecca,[7] 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.[8]
He is the son of Abd Allah Ibn Humayd.
He led Eid Al-Fitr prayers every year, succeeding Muhammad Al Subbail. In 2025, he excused himself and Eid Al-Fitr was led by Al-Sudais.
He delivered the Arafah Sermon in 2025.
Notes and references
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah bin Humaid
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- ^ Who's Who in the Arab World 1990-1991, pg. 123. Part of the Who's Who series. Edited by Gabriel M. Bustros. Beirut: Publitec Publications, 10th ed. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ The Shura Council of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - A Brief History
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- ^ معالي الشيخ الدكتور/ صالح بن عبدالله بن حميد. Official website of the Academy, 9 February 2015. Accessed 8 November 2016.
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