Amman, Jordan: Nominations for The Top 500 Most Influential Muslims for 2012 have been opened.
To get opinion of public across the Muslim world, The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre has opened registration on its website to get voice heard of voters globally.
The RISSC is an independent research entity affiliated with the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought. The Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought is an international Islamic non-governmental, independent institute headquartered in Amman, the capital of the Kingdom of Jordan.
This publication is part of an annual series that provides a window into the movers and shakers of the Muslim world. It gives valuable insight into the different ways that Muslims impact the world and also shows the diversity of how people are living as Muslims today.
Nominations will be evaluated on the basis of the influence that particular Muslims have had within the Muslim community and the manner in which their influence has benefited the Muslim community, both within the Islamic world and in terms of representing Islam to non-Muslims.
The personalities from the following fields are chosen on their influence and contribution to the field:
- Administration of Religious Affairs
- Arts & Culture
- Business
- Celebrities & Sports Stars
- Issues of the Day
- Media
- Philanthropy, Charity & Development
- Political
- Preachers & Spiritual Guides
- Qur’an Recitors
- Radicals
- Scholarly
- Science & Technology
- Social Issues
To nominate a person from Muslim world, you can submit name and profile on this page.
Last years top 50 Muslims were:
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H.M. King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabia
King of Saudi Arabia & Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
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H.M. King Mohammed VI, Morocco
King of Morocco
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H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey
Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey
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H.M. King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, Jordan
King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
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H.E. Grand Ayatollah Hajj Sayyid Ali Khamenei, Iran
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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H.H. Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Qatar
Emir of Qatar
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H.E. Professor Dr Sheikh Ahmad Muhammad Al Tayyeb, Egypt
Grand Sheikh of the Al Azhar University, Grand Imam of the Al Azhar
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Dr Mohammed Badie, Egypt
Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood
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H.M. Sultan Qaboos bin Sa’id Aal Sa’id, Oman
Sultan of Oman
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H.E. Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hussein Sistani, Iraq
Marja of the Hawza, Najaf, Iraq
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H.E. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesia
President of Indonesia
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H.E. Sheikh Dr Ali Goma’a, Egypt
Grand Mufti of the Arab Republic of Egypt
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Sheikh Dr Yusuf Al Qaradawi, Qatar
Head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars
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H.E. Sheikh Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullah Aal Al Sheikh, Saudi Arabia
Grand Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Hodjaefendi Fethullah Gülen, Turkey
Turkish Muslim Preacher
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Amir Hajji Muhammad Abd Al Wahhab, Pakistan
Amir of Tablighi Jamaat, Pakistan
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Dr K.H. Said Aqil Siradj, Indonesia
Chairman of Indonesia’s Nahdlatul Ulama
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H.H. General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, United Arab Emirates
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi & Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces
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Sheikh Salman Al Ouda, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Scholar and Educator
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Sheikh Muhammad Sa’id Ramadan Al Bouti, Syria
Leading Islamic Scholar in Syria
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Dr Amr Khaled, Egypt
Preacher and Social Activist
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H.R.H. Shah Karim Al Hussayni, France
The Aga Khan IV, 49th Imam of Ismaili Muslims
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Seyyed Hasan Nasrallah, Lebanon
Secretary General of Hezbollah
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H.E. Sheikha Munira , Syria
Leader of the Qubeysi Movement
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Sheikh as Sultan Muhammadu Sa’adu Abubakar III, Nigeria
Sultan of Sokoto
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Sheikh Ahmad Tijani Ali Cisse, Senegal
Leader of the Tijaniyya Sufi Order
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H.E. President Abdullah Gül, Turkey
President of the Republic of Turkey
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Mufti Muhammad Akhtar Raza Khan Qaadiri Al Azhari, India
Barelwi Leader and Spiritual Guide
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H.M. Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Brunei
Sultan of Brunei
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H.E. Mohammad bin Mohammad Al Mansour, Yemen
Imam of the Zaidi Sect of Shi‘a Muslims
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H.E. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Bayyah, Mauritania
Deputy-Head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars
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H.E. Justice Sheikh Muhammad Taqi Usmani, Pakistan
Leading Scholar of Islamic Jurisprudence
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Dr Aaidh Al Qarni, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Scholar
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H.M. Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Jordan
Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
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Sheikh Mohammed Ali Al Sabouni, Syria
Scholar of Tafsir
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H.E. President Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Territories
President of the Palestinian National Authority
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Habib Umar bin Hafiz, Yemen
Director of Dar Al Mustafa,
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H.H. Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser Al Missned, Qatar
Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation
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Khaled Mashaal, Palestinian Territories
Leader of Hamas
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Professor Dr M Din Syamsuddin, Indonesia
Chairman of Muhammadiyah, Indonesia
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Maulana Mahmood Madani, India
Leader and Executive Member of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, India
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Habib Ali Zain Al Abideen Al Jifri, United Arab Emirates
Director General of the Tabah Foundation, UAE
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Sheikh Hamza Yusuf Hanson, United States of America
Teacher and Co-founder of Zaytuna College, USA
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H.E. Sheikh Professor Dr Mustafa Ceric, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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H.E. Professor Dr Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Turkey
Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference
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H.H. Dr Syedna Mohammad Burhannuddin Saheb, India
The 52nd Da‘i l-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohras
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Professor Dr Seyyed Hossein Nasr, United States of America
Philosopher & University Professor
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Sheikh Mehmet Nazim Adil Al-Qubrusi Al-Haqqani, Cyprus
Leader of Naqshbandi- Haqqani Sufi Order
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H.E. Dr Abd al Aziz bin ‘Uthman Altwaijiri, Saudi Arabia
Secretary General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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H.E. Dr Aref Ali Nayed, Libya
Scholar & Libyan Ambassador to the UAE
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