Bandar Baleela

Shaykh Bandar Baleela
بندر بليلة
Imam and Khatib of Masjid al-Haram
Incumbent
Assumed office 2013
Member of Council of Senior Scholars
Incumbent
Assumed office 2020
Personal life
Born	1975 (age 49–50) Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Nationality	Saudi Arabia
Education	Ph.D. (Islamic University of Madinah) Master's degree (Umm al-Qura University)
Occupation	Imam, Khatib, Assistant professor
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Jurisprudence	Hanbali

Bandar Baleela (born 1975) is a Saudi Islamic scholar, Qur'an reciter, member of the Council of Senior Scholars, and the imam and preacher of Masjid al-Haram.[1][2][3][4]

He was reportedly detained by security forces for four days for unknown reasons.[5][6]

Life

Education

Baleelah obtained a Ph.D. from the Islamic University of Madinah in 2008.[1][7]

Career

Baleela worked as an associate teacher of Fiqh at the Academic Institute of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. He has authored several books and research papers related to this field. He has also worked as an assistant teacher in Al Taif University.[1][8]

He was appointed to lead the Tarawih prayers during Ramadan nights at the Masjid al-Haram in 2013. Subsequently, in 2019, upon royal decree, he began delivering Friday sermons at the same location.[7]

In addition, a royal decree was issued in October 2020 appointing Shaykh Baleelah as a member of the Council of Senior Scholars.[7]

External links

• Quran recitations by Bandar Baleela on Surahquran.com
• Page of Bandar Baleela on midad.com
• سلسلة اللآلئ الأصيلة لتلاوات الشيخ بندر بليلة لشهر ربيع الآخر ١٤٤٢ هـ (الحلقة السادسة والعشرون) on YouTube

References

1. "Who's Who: Sheikh Bandar Baleelah, imam at the Grand Mosque in Makkah". Arab News. 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
2. "Sheikh Bandar Balila to deliver Arafat Day sermon". Saudigazette. 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
3. "Thousands Gather for Imam of Grand Mosque of Makkah Friday Sermon in Cambodia". spa.gov.sa. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
4. "Sheikh Bandar Balila to deliver Arafat Day sermon -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
5. "Saudi Arabia". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
6. "Saudi Arabia detains Mecca Grand Mosque imam, rights group says". The Arab News. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
7. Shakeel, Vajiha (2022-07-16). "Sheikh Bandar Baleelah - Biography, Age, Facts, Family, Son, Wife". The Cognate. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
8. "Dr. Bandar bin Abdulaziz Balila". shinypages.net. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018.