Salih bin Abdullah al-Humaid

Saleh ibn Abdullah ibn Humayd
صالح بن عبد الله بن حميد
Chairman of the Majlis ash-Shura
In office
8 February 2002 – 15 February 2009
Preceded byMohammed bin Jubair
Succeeded byAbdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh
Personal life
Born1949
Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
Children10
ParentAbd Allah ibn Humayd
Known for
Occupation
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanbali
CreedAthari
MovementSalafism
Muslim leader
Awards

Ṣāleḥ ibn ʻAbd Allāh al-Ḥumayd (Arabic: صالح ابن عبد الله الحميد; born 1949), is a Saudi Islamic scholar and former judge, who is currently one of the nine Imams of Grand Mosque of Mecca. He has also been a member of the Assembly of Saudi Arabia since 1993 and served as Speaker of the Majlis al-Shura from February 2002 to February 2009.

Biography

Saleh bin Humaid is the son of Abd Allah Ibn Humayd and a member of the Saudi Majlis al-Shura (Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia) since 1993 and previously served briefly as the President of Religious Affairs of The Two Holy Mosques from 2001 to 2002 as well as the Speaker of Majlis al Shura from February 2002 to February 2009. He is currently imam of Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque of Mecca). He is also the President of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy in Jeddah, and a member of the Arabic Language Academy in Mecca.

He won the 2016 Service to Islam award from the King Faisal International Prize.

He led the Eid al-Fitr prayers every year, succeeding Muhammad al-Subail. In 2025, he excused himself and the Eid al-Fitr prayers was led by al-Sudais.

He delivered the Arafa Sermon in 2025.

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah bin Humaid
  2. ↑ Who's Who in Saudi Arabia 1978-1979, pg. 53. Part of the Who's Who series. Edited by M. Samir Sarhan. Jeddah and London: Tihama and Europa Publications. ISBN 978-0-905118-28-4
  3. ↑ Who's Who in the Arab World 1990-1991, pg. 123. Part of the Who's Who series. Edited by Gabriel M. Bustros. Beirut: Publitec Publications, 10th ed. ISBN 978-2-903188-07-8
  4. ↑ The Shura Council of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - A Brief History
  5. ↑ Mundo, Instituto del Tercer (2008). Guia del Mundo 2009 (in Spanish). IEPALA Editorial. p. 85. ISBN 978-84-675-3225-8. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Makkah imam warns against gross misuse of holy sites".
  7. ↑ معالي الشيخ الدكتور/ صالح بن عبدالله بن حميد. Official website of the Academy, 9 February 2015. Accessed 8 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Saleh bin Humaid wins King Faisal Prize for Service to Islam | Arab News".