23 Notable alumni of
Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University
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Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University is 747th in the world, 151st in Asia, and 2nd in Saudi Arabia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 23 notable alumni from Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʻUthaymīn
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- Islamic juristimammufassiruniversity teacher
- Biography
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Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymin, commonly known by his laqab Ibn Uthaymin (Arabic: العثيمين, romanized: ʿUthaymīn), was a Saudi Islamic scholar.
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Abdulaziz Al Sheikh
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- mufti
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Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al al-Sheikh was a Saudi Islamic scholar who served as the third Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia from 1999 until his death in 2025.
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Saud Al-Shuraim
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- imamjudge
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Saud ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Shuraim, is a Saudi Quran reciter, Islamic scholar, and former imam and khatib (Friday preacher) of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. He obtained a PhD in Islamic jurisprudence from Umm al-Qura University, and was recently appointed as dean and specialist professor in Fiqh at University Bakri bin Ma'tooq.
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Salman Alodah
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- imam
- Biography
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Salman bin Fahd bin Abdullah al-Ouda or Salman al-Ouda (Arabic: سلمان بن فهد بن عبد الله العودة الجبري الخالدي, Salman al-Awdah), known by his kunya as Abu Mu'ad (أبو معاذ) is a Saudi Islamic scholar. Al-Ouda is a member of the International Union for Muslim Scholars and on its board of trustees. He is a director of the Arabic edition of the website Islam Today and appears on a number of TV shows and authors newspaper articles.
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Salih al-Fawzan
- Enrolled in Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University
- In 1961 graduated with doctorate
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- theologianuniversity teacherIslamic juristwritermufti
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Saleh al-Fawzan is a Saudi Islamic scholar who is the fourth and current Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, serving since 22 October 2025. He is regarded as one of the senior scholars within the Salafi movement.
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Muhammad al-Arifi
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- imamwriter
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Muhammad bin Abdul-Rahman Al-Arifi is a Saudi Arabian author and Da'i. He is a graduate of King Saud University and member of the Muslim World League and the Association of Muslim Scholars.
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Uthman al-Khamis
- Enrolled in Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University
- Graduated with master's degree in science of hadith
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- ulemaIslamic juristuniversity teachermuhaddithimam
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Uthman bin Muhammad bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Saleh bin Muhammad al-Khamees al-Nasiri al-Tamimi, better known as Othman al-Khamis, is a Kuwaiti Islamic scholar and the current head of the Global Da'wah Council.
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Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni
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- writerpoetadvisercleric
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Dr. Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni, is a Saudi Muslim scholar, author, and activist.
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Saleh Alluhaidan
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- ulemaqadipreacherkhaṭībteacher
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Sheikh Saleh bin Muhammad al-Luhaidan was a Saudi scholar, judge, imam, preacher, and member of the Council of Senior Scholars. He was also a teacher of Sharia sciences.
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Ahmad bin Ali Al-Ajmi
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- imam
- Biography
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Sheikh Ahmad Al-Ajmi is a Saudi Quran reciter and imam.
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Turki Al-Dakhil
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- writerjournalistdiplomatpresenter
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Turki bin Abdullah Aldakhil is a Saudi diplomat and journalist, and the current Saudi ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. He is the former general manager of Al Arabiya Television News Network in Dubai, the owner of Al Mesbar Studies and Research Centre and Madarek Publishing House in Dubai, and was previously a political correspondent for Radio MBC FM in Dubai and Radio Monte Carlo in Saudi Arabia. In February 2019, Al-Dakheel took the oath to become ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Muhammad al-Isa
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- politician
- Biography
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Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa is a Saudi Arabian religious leader, Secretary General of the Muslim World League, President of the International Islamic Halal Organization, and former Saudi Minister of Justice.
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Mohammed Al-Jadaan
- Enrolled in Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in Islamic economic jurisprudence
- Occupations
- civil servant
- Biography
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Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan is a commercial lawyer and co-founder of Al-Jadaan and Partners Law Firm who has served as Saudi Arabia's Minister of Finance since November 2016. He served as Acting Minister of Economy and Planning from March 2020 until 2021.
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Sa'ad al-Ateeq
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Sa'ad bin Ateeq bin Misfer Al Ateeq, is an Islamic preacher, religious scholar, thinker and university professor from Saudi Arabia. He is considered controversial by some for the topic of the religious sermons he has delivered and his connections to governments of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, including the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, particularly the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque. The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, The Daily Beast, and Foreign Policy magazine have run articles about Al-Ateeq, expressing concerns about his alleged fanaticism and fundamentalist hard-line views. Foreign Policy has even compiled extensive documentation of his government-sponsored activities.
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Salah Al Budair
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- imam
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Salah Bin Muhammad Al Budair is a current Imam of the Grand Masjid in Madinah and a Judge of the High Court of Madinah. He also led taraweeh prayers in Masjid al-Haram in the year 2005 and 2006. Shaykh Budair usually appointed to perform the completion prayers on 29 Ramadan every year in Madinah, while Sheikh Sudais performs it in Makkah.
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Mohammad Idris Abdul Shomad
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- politician
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Mohammad Idris Abdul Shomad is an Indonesian politician who has served as mayor of Depok since 2016 until 2025. Active in various Islamic organizations in Indonesia, he was first elected in the 2015 local elections and was officially made mayor in 2016. Before becoming mayor, he served as deputy between 2011 and 2016.
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Umar Sulaiman Al-Ashqar
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- writer
- Biography
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Umar Sulaiman Al-Ashqar was a Salafi scholar associated with the Muslim Brotherhood. He authored several books about matters on Islamic creed.
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Abdur Rahman Al Huthaify
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- imam
- Biography
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Ali Bin Abdur Rahman Al Hudhaify is a Saudi Imam and khateeb of the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, and a former Imam of Quba Mosque. His style of reciting the Qur’an in a slow and deep tune is widely recognised.
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Saleh bin Abdul-Aziz Al ash-Sheikh
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- civil servant
- Biography
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Saleh bin Abdul-Aziz Al ash-Sheikh is a Saudi cleric who served as the minister of Islamic affairs, endowments, call and guidance of Saudi Arabia between 1996 and 2014, and again since 2015. He is a member of the Al ash-Sheikh, the influential Saudi religious family.
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Ibrahim Albleahy
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- writerpolitician
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Ibrahim Al-Buleihi is a Saudi writer, liberal thinker, and former member of the Shura Council from 2005 to 2016. Known for his advocacy of critical thinking and his praise of Western civilization, Al-Buleihi has published several philosophical works addressing development, cultural stagnation, and creativity in Arab societies.
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Abdullah Matroud
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- imam
- Biography
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Abdullah bin Mohammad al-Matroud is a Saudi Qari, born in Al-Kharj in 1963 (1383 AH). He is the Imam of Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Murshid Mosque in Diriyah and also of Prince Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Mosque.
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Omar Al-Muqbil
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- preacherresearcherulema
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Omar Al-Muqbil is a Saudi Islamic scholar, writer, researcher, preacher and professor of Islamic law at Qassim University. He is an alumnus of Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University and Qassim University. He studied under the Muhammad ibn al Uthaymeen, Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz and Yahya Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Yahya.
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Ameril Umbra Kato
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- military personnel
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Ameril Umbra Kato was a Filipino Islamic militant who was the founder of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), a group which seceded from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). He joined the MILF in or around 1985, after he graduated from the esteemed Wahhabism School Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Umbra Kato was the Philippines' most wanted man, though due to his membership in MILF he was not hunted by the military. A warrant of arrest was filed against him alongside other BIFF members by the Philippine National Police. The Armed Forces of the Philippines, with the MILF, launched Operation Darkhorse in a bid to arrest him in January 2014.
