Saleh bin Abdul-Aziz Al ash-Sheikh
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Saleh bin Abdul-Aziz Al ash-Sheikh is the current Minister of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance.
. He has been Minister of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance since 1996 and was appointed the first official mufti
in 1954.
Background and career
Saleh bin Abdul-Aziz Al ash-Sheikh is a member of a noted family of Saudi religious scholars, the Al ash-SheikhAl ash-Sheikh
The Al ash-SheikhIt is incorrect to use the term the Al ash-Sheikh family as the word Al already means family. See Etymology. It would, in theory, be correct to use the term House of the Sheikh, but, unlike House of Saud, in practice this is rarely done...
. He has been Minister of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance since 1996 and was appointed the first official mufti
Mufti
A mufti is a Sunni Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law . In religious administrative terms, a mufti is roughly equivalent to a deacon to a Sunni population...
in 1954.