Saudi Arabia’s status as home to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina means grand mufti’s pronouncements closely watched.

Al-Fawzan's appointment continues the kingdom's tradition of selecting the most senior scholar from the Council of Senior Scholars to serve as grand mufti. The move underscores continuity in the ...

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has named Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan bin Abdullah Al-Fawzan as the kingdom’s new grand mufti, state media ...

Saudi authorities on October 22, 2025, appointed a new Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia who has demonized the country’s Shia ...

Saudi Arabia has appointed Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan Al-Fawzan as the new Grand Mufti. According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Sheikh, Saudi Arabia 's grand mufti who served the kingdom's top religious figure over a quarter century that saw the ...

Saudi Arabia has appointed Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan as the new grand mufti, the kingdom's top religious scholar.

In 2016, a fatwa attributed to him banned the mobile game Pokémon Go, calling it a form of gambling, while ironically, Crown Prince Mohammed now owns major stakes in Nintendo and Niantic, the game's d ...

Renowned Islamic Scholar Sheikh Saleh al Fawzan has been appointed as the new Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia after the demise of Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh last month.

King Salman appoints Sheikh Saleh Al-Fawzan as Saudi Arabia’s new Grand Mufti, succeeding Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh, who ...

Fawzan, born in 1935, is Saudi Arabia’s newly appointed Grand Mufti. A respected religious scholar, he has served on the ...