Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh

Muḥammad ibn ʾIbrāhīm ibn ʿAbd al-Laṭīf ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Ḥasan ibn Muḥammad ibn Abd al-Wahhāb Al Shaykh Al-Tamīmī (1890– 3 December 1969), was a Saudi Arabian religious scholar who served as the first Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia from 1953 until his death in 1969. He is recognized as being amongst the forefront of Salafi theologians in history.

Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh
Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia
In office
1953–1969
MonarchsKing Abdulaziz
King Saud
King Faisal
Succeeded byAbd al-Aziz ibn Baz (Position abolished; restored in 1993)
Personal details
Born1890
Riyadh, Emirate of Jabal Shammar (present day Saudi Arabia)
Died3 December 1969 (aged 7879)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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