Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh


Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh was the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, or highest religious authority in the country, from 1953 to his death in 1969.

Background

Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh was born in 1893 to the noted family of Saudi religious scholars, the Al ash-Sheikh, descendants of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab.

Role as Grand Mufti

As Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to 1969, he dominated Saudi religious policy in the 1950s and 1960s. He died in 1969.

Other roles

He had served as President of the Constituent Council of the Muslim World League, thereby ensuring a Wahhabi Muslim orientation for the organization's missionary activities.

Family

He was the father of Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh, Saudi Minister of Justice from 1975 to 1990 and Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh, Saudi Minister of Justice from 1993 to 2009.