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Saudi Gazette, Friday 14May 1999

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Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez Ibn 'Abdullaah Ibn 'Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Baaz*Please appropriately reference this biography to: www.fatwa-online.com, thankyou!*

Abu 'Abdullaah Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez ibn 'Abdullaah ibn 'Abdur-Rahmaan Aal-Baazwas born in the city of Riyadh in Dhul-Hijjah 1330 A.H./1909 C.E.He memorized the Qur.aan in his early age and then he acquired knowledge frommany of the great scholars of the Kingdom. Some of his teachers were ShaykhMuhammad ibn 'Abdul-Lateef Aal-Shaykh, Shaykh Saalih ibn 'Abdul-'Azeez Aal-Shaykh and the eminent Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibraaheem Aal-Shaykh who, in histime, was the Muftee of Saudi Arabia. Shaykh Ibn Baaz accompanied the eminentShaykh and learned from him for about ten years. Thus he gained his religiouseducation from the family of Imaam Muhammad ibn 'Abdul-Wahhaab.Afterwards Shaykh Ibn Baaz was appointed as a Justice and he worked for fourteenyears in the judiciary until he was deputed to the education faculty. He remainedengaged in teaching for nine years at Riyadh Islaamic Law College, RiyadhReligious Institute. Then he was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the IslaamicUniversity, al-Madeenah; but shortly afterwards, he was made the Chancellor with allthe administrative powers. Later he was appointed President of the GeneralPresidency of Islaamic Research, Ifta, Call and Propagation, Kingdom of SaudiArabia.He held the position of Grand Muftee of Saudi Arabia, the Presidency of manyIslaamic Committees and Councils, the prominent among these being: SeniorScholars Committee of the Kingdom, Permanent Committee for Islaamic Researchand Fataawa, the Founding Committee of Muslim World League, World SupremeCouncil for Mosques, Islaamic Jurisprudence Assembly Makkah; and the member ofthe Supreme Council of the Islaamic University at al-Madeenah, and the SupremeCommittee for Islaamic Propagation, until he passed away on Thursday 27Muharram 1420 A.H./May 13 1999 C.E. May Allaah (Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala) haveMercy upon his soul, aameen.What the newspapers had to say.............For more about the noble Shaykh, kindly refer to Scholarly JewelsThe Shaykh's official website: http://www.binbaz.org.sa/

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Arab News, Saturday 15 May 1999

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Saudi Gazette, Friday 14May 1999

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