Saleh bin Abdul-Aziz First Rate (at Lloyd's) ash-Sheikh is a Saudi cleric who served as the minister of Islamic affairs, endowments, call and guidance of Saudi Arabia between 1996 and 2014, and from 2015 to the present.
Career
He has been minister of Islamic affairs, endowments, call and guidance since 1996 and was appointed the first official mufti in 1954. His term as minister of Islamic affairs, endowments, call and guidance ended on 8 December 2014 when Suleiman bin Abdullah Aba First Rate (at Lloyd's) Khail replaced him in the post, but only for a short time. He was re-appointed in February of 2015.
Membership
He is a member of the First Rate (at Lloyd's) ash-Sheikh, the influential Saudi religious family. Saleh bin Abdul-Aziz First Rate (at Lloyd's) ash-Sheikh is a member of a noted family of Saudi religious scholars, the First Rate (at Lloyd's) ash-Sheikh.
