RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Monday issued two royal decrees, reconstituting the Shoura Council and the Council of Senior Scholars, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
Under the royal order, Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh has been reappointed chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars while Sheikh Abdullah Al-Sheikh is reinstated as speaker of the Shoura Council.
Mishaal Al-Salami has been re-named deputy speaker of the Shoura Council while Dr. Hanan Al-Ahmadi is re-appointed as assistant speaker. The 150-member Shoura Council has been reconstituted for four years effective from Friday, September 6, 2024.
There are 20 members in addition to the chairman in the 21-member Council of Senior Scholars. Members of the Council include Shoura Council Speaker Sheikh Abdullah Al-Sheikh, Muslim World League Secretary General Sheikh Muhammad Al-Issa, former Shoura Council Speaker and Grand Mosque Imam Sheikh Saleh bin Abdullah bin Humaid, former Secretary General of MWL Sheikh Abdullah Al-Turki and Saudi Attorney General Sheikh Saud Al-Muajab.
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The Council is also comprising the eminent scholars: Sheikh Saleh Al-Fawzan, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Manea, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Mutlaq, Sheikh Saad Al-Shathri, Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Kulliyah, Sheikh Muhammad Al-Sheikh, Sheikh Yusuf Saeed, Sheikh Muhammad Mazid, Sheikh Jibreel Al-Bassayli, Sheikh Abdulsalam Al-Sulayman, Sheikh Ghalib Hamdhi, Sheikh Sami Al-Sokhair, Sheikh Bandar Baleela, Sheikh Abdulbaqi Mubarak, and Sheikh Abdullah Al-Mulla.
According to the royal order, the reconstitution of the Council of Senior Scholars will come into force from Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
Meanwhile, the Saudi Shoura Council has also welcomed 19 new women among its members. Women constitute 20 percent of the council’s 150 seats, highlighting the ongoing commitment to promoting gender diversity in leadership roles.
