Amman, Jordan: Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud is the most influencing personality in the Muslim World following Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyep Erdogan.
There is a major change in the The Top 500 Most Influential Muslims for 2012 that has been issued for last four years by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre.
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.
According to RISSC nominations were 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
The list of top 50 persons are as follow:
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King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud
King of Saudi Arabia, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey
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H.M. King Mohammed VI
King of Morocco
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Dr Mohammed Badie
Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt
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Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Emir of Qatar
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Grand Ayatollah Hajj Sayyid Ali Khamenei
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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H.M. King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein
King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
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Professor Dr Sheikh Ahmad Muhammad Al Tayyeb
Grand Sheikh of the Al-Azhar University, Grand Imam of the Al-Azhar Mosque
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President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
President of Indonesia
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Hodjaefendi Fethullah Gülen
Turkish Muslim Preacher
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Muhammad Morsi Isa Al-Ayyat
President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
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Sultan Qaboos bin Sa’id Aal Sa’id
Sultan of Oman
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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hussein Sistani
Marja of the Hawza, Najaf, Iraq
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Sheikh Dr Ali Goma’a
Grand Mufti of the Arab Republic of Egypt
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General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy, Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces
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Sheikh Dr Yusuf Al Qaradawi
Head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars
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Hajji Muhammad Abd Al Wahhab
Amir of Tablighi Jamaat, Pakistan
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Sheikh Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullah Aal Al Sheikh
Grand Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Dr K.H. Said Aqil Siradj
Chairman of Indonesia’s Nahdlatul Ulama
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Sheikh Salman Al Ouda
Saudi Scholar and Educator
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Sheikha Munira Qubeysi
Leader of the Qubeysi Movement
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Muhammadu Sa’adu Abubakar III
Sultan of Sokoto Nigeria
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Sheikh Ahmad Tijani bin Ali Cisse
Ali Cisse Leader of the Tijaniyya Sufi Order, Senegal
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President Abdullah Gül
President of Turkey
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Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam
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Mufti Muhammad Akhtar Raza Khan Qaadiri Al Azhari
Barelwi Leader and Spiritual Guide, India
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Sheikh Muhammad Sa’id Ramadan Al-Bouti
Leading Islamic Scholar in Syria
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Seyyed Hasan Nasrallah
Secretary General of Hezbollah, Lebanon
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Sheikh Abdullah Bin Bayyah
Deputy-Head of the International
Union of Muslim Scholars, Mauritania -
Mohammad bin Mohammad Al-Mansour
Imam of the Zaidi Sect of Shi‘a Muslims, Yemen
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Shah Karim Al Hussayni
The Aga Khan IV, 49th Imam of Ismaili Muslims, France
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Justice Sheikh Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Leading Scholar of Islamic Jurisprudence, Pakistan
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Sheikh Mohammad Ali Al Sabouni
Scholar of Tafsir, Syria
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Dr Amr Khaled
Preacher and Social Activist, Egypt
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President Mahmoud Abbas
President of Palestinian Territories
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Habib Umar bin Hafiz
Director of Dar Al Mustafa, Tarim, Yemen, Yemen
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Queen Rania Al Abdullah
Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Jordan
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Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser Al-Missned
Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation, Qatar
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Professor Dr M Din Syamsuddin
Chairman of Muhammadiyya, Indonesia, Indonesia
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Maulana Mahmood Madani
Leader and Executive Member of
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, India -
Habib Ali Zain Al Abideen Al Jifri
Director General of the Tabah Foundation, UAE
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Sheikh Hamza Yusuf Hanson
Founder of Zaytuna Institute, USA
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Professor Dr Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu
Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Turkey
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Professor Dr Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Islamic Philosopher, United States of America
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Sheikh Mehmet Nazim Adil Al-Qubrusi Al-Haqqani
Leader of Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi Order, Cyprus
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Sheikh Professor Dr Mustafa Ceric
Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Dr Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri
Secrtary General of the Islamic Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization, Saudi Arabia -
Khaled Mashaal
Leader of Hamas, Palestine
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Dr Aref Ali Nayed
Scholar, Libya
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Timothy Winter (Sheikh Abdal-Hakim Murad)
Scholar, United Kingdom
To check out 2011 top 50 click here.
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