Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh

Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh (Arabic: إبراهيم بن محمد آل الشيخ; 1920-2006) was a leading Salafi scholar in Saudi Arabia and minister of justice between 1975 and 1990.[1]

Background

Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh was born into the noted family of Saudi religious scholars, the Al ash-Sheikh, descendants of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, the influential Muslim scholar.[2][3] He was the eldest son of Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh, Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia until 1969.[4]

Career

Ibrahim ibn Muhammad was one of the most influential religious leaders in the early 1970s. He maintained a close relationship with King Faisal, with whom he met on a weekly basis. He believed that Saudi Arabia should take a leading role in the Arab world and pushed for Saudi involvement in war with Israel.[4]

Between 1975 and 1990, he served as minister of justice.[2][3]

Family

His brother Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh, a younger son of the late Grand Mufti,[5] also served as minister of justice, from 1993 to 2009.[2] His grandson Turki is a lawyer practicing in London and Riyadh.

References

  1. ^ مجلة العدل (2007). "من أعلام القضاء: صاحب المعالي الشيخ إبراهيم بن محمد بن إبراهيم آل الشيخ" (PDF). adlm.moj.gov.sa. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Abdulrahman Yahya Baamir (2010). Shari'a Law in Commercial and Banking Arbitration. Ashgate. p. 29 (n. 87). ISBN 978-1-4094-0377-7.
  3. ^ a b David E. Long (1976). Saudi Arabia. Sage Publications. p. 41. ISBN 0-8039-0660-9.; Who's who in Saudi Arabia 1983-1984, Volume 3. Tihama. 1984. p. 32.
  4. ^ a b Dore Gold (2004). Hatred's kingdom: How Saudi Arabia supports the new global terrorism. Regnery. pp. 80–81. ISBN 978-0-89526-061-1.
  5. ^ "H.E Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Sheikh". Majlis ash-Shura, Government of Saudi Arabia. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
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