Salih bin Abdullah al Humaid

Ṣāliḥ ibn ʻAbd Allāh Ibn Ḥumayd (Saleh bin Abdullah bin Humaid) (Arabic: ابن حميد، صالح بن عبد الله‎) (born 1949)[1] was a 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] and 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.

Salih Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Humaid
Born1949[1]
Buraidah[1]
OccupationPresident of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy - Imam Khatib at Masjid Al-Haram - Former Speaker of Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia Majlis ash-Shura
Known forImam Khatib at Masjid Al-Haram - Speaker of the Majlis al Shura - President of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy
Spouse(s)Fahda Bint Aziz
Children7

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. http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/867826


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