Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh | |
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Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia | |
In office 1953–1969 | |
Monarchs | King Abdulaziz King Saud King Faisal |
Succeeded by | Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz (Position abolished; restored in 1993) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1890 Riyadh, Emirate of Jabal Shammar (present day Saudi Arabia) |
Died | 3 December 1969 (aged 78–79) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Muḥammad ibn ʾIbrāhīm ibn ʿAbd al-Laṭīf ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Ḥasan ibn Muḥammad ibn Abd al-Wahhāb Al Shaykh Al-Tamīmī (1890– 3 December 1969), was a Saudi Arabian religious scholar who served as the first Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia from 1953 until his death in 1969. He is recognized as being amongst the forefront of Salafi theologians in history.