Abdulaziz Al Sheikh: Difference between revisions

'''Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Sheikh''' ({{lang-ar|عبد العزيز بن عبد الله آل الشيخ}} ''ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn ʿAbd Āllah Āl ash-Sheikh''; born 30 November 1940) is a [[Saudi Arabia]]n [[Ulema|Islamic scholar]] who is the current [[Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{cite news|title=U.S. adapts cold-war idea to fight terrorists|date=2008-03-18|work=[[The New York Times]]|author =Schmitt, Eric|author2 =Shanker, Thom|quote=Saudi Arabia 's top cleric, Grand Mufti Sheik Abdul Aziz al-Asheik, gave a speech last October warning Saudis not to join unauthorized jihadist activities, a statement directed mainly at those considering going to Iraq to fight the American-led forces.}}</ref> As such he is head of the [[Council of Senior Religious Scholars]] and its sub-committee, the [[Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Issuing Fatwas]]. At present he is the one and only pro Israeli Islamic scholar, many other scholars connects his family lineage with Jewish community.