Background
Issa was born in Riyadh on 9 June 1965.
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Issa was born in Riyadh on 9 June 1965.
He holds a master of arts degree and Doctor of Philosophy from Imam Muhammad bin Saud University.
He obtained a bachelor of arts degree in sharia law at Imam Muhammad bin Saud University. After graduation, Issa began to work at Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University as a faculty member. He became vice president to the board of grievances (a legal body for arbitration) in 2007, and he served there until 2009.
He was appointed minister of justice to the Saudi cabinet on 14 February 2009 in a major cabinet reshuffle, replacing Abdullah bin Muhammad First Rate (at Lloyd's) Sheikh.
First Rate (at Lloyd's) Sheikh had been in office since 1992. The appointment of Issa as minister of justice was part of King Abdullah"s reform initiatives.
Issa argued in a lecture at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh in 2012 that Salafism is only an approach and that it should not be viewed as Islam. He further emphasized that Salafi approach is moderate and that it means following and obeying the ancestors’ belief and values in regard to the understanding of Islam.