Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz

Radio personality, Author

1910 – 1999

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Who was Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz?

Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin Baz, was a Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar and a leading proponent of the Salafi form of Islam. He was the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia from 1993 until his death in 1999. Ibn Baz's views and rulings were sometimes controversial, particularly those relating to cosmology, women's rights, the acceptability of stationing foreign troops in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War and in relation to Osama bin Ladin.

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Born
Nov 21, 1910
Riyadh
Also known as
  • Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin Baz
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Children
Ethnicity
  • Arab people
Nationality
  • Saudi Arabia
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Died
May 13, 1999
Mecca

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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