Bandar Baleela
Bandar Bin Abdul Azeez Baleela | |
|---|---|
بندر بن عبد العزيز بليلة | |
 | |
| Imam and Khatib of Masjid al-Haram | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Member of Council of Senior Scholars | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1975 (age 50–51) |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Imam, Khatib, Assistant professor |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Hanbali |
Bandar Bin Abdul Azeez Baleela born in Mecca in 1975 (1395 in the Hijri Calendar) is a Saudi Islamic scholar, Qur'an reciter, member of the Council of Senior Scholars, and the imam and preacher of Masjid al-Haram.[1][2][3][4]
Life
Education
Baleela earned a bachelor's degree in Sharia from Umm al-Qura University in 1996. He completed a master's degree in Islamic jurisprudence from the same university in 2001. He obtained a Ph.D. in jurisprudence from the Islamic University of Madinah in 2008.[1][5][6]
Career
Baleela worked as an associate teacher of Fiqh at the Academic Institute of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. He has authored several books and research papers related to this field. He has also worked as an assistant teacher in Al Taif University.[1][7]
He was appointed to lead the Tarawih prayers during Ramadan nights at the Masjid al-Haram in 2013. Subsequently, in 2019, upon royal decree, he began delivering Friday sermons at the same location.[5]
In addition, a royal decree was issued in October 2020 appointing Shaykh Baleelah as a member of the Council of Senior Scholars.[5] He delivered the Arafah Sermon on 2021 and led Eid Al-Adha prayers on the same year. He was appointed in early 2026 as the Mufti of the Makkah Province[8]
External links
References
- 1 2 3 "Who's Who: Sheikh Bandar Baleelah, imam at the Grand Mosque in Makkah". Arab News. 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ↑ "Sheikh Bandar Balila to deliver Arafat Day sermon". Saudigazette. 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ↑ "Thousands Gather for Imam of Grand Mosque of Makkah Friday Sermon in Cambodia". spa.gov.sa. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ↑ "Sheikh Bandar Balila to deliver Arafat Day sermon -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- 1 2 3 Shakeel, Vajiha (2022-07-16). "Sheikh Bandar Baleelah - Biography, Age, Facts, Family, Son, Wife". The Cognate. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ↑ "Bandar Baleelah". Saudipedia. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ "Dr. Bandar bin Abdulaziz Balila". shinypages.net. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018.
- ↑ https://theislamicinformation.com/news/sheikh-bandar-baleela-appointed-official-mufti-for-makkah-region/