Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Wednesday issued a royal decree appointing Shaikh Saleh bin Fawzan bin Abdullah Al Fawzan as the Kingdom’s fourth Grand Mufti.
He is succeeding the late Grand Mufti Shaikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Sheikh, who passed away on September 23 at the age of 82.
Shaikh Saleh Al Fawzan has also been appointed as Chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars, and Chairman of the General Presidency of Islamic Research and Ifta, with the rank of minister.
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