Last Updated on September 24, 2025 12:52 am by INDIAN AWAAZJeddahSaudi Arabia on Tuesday announced the death of Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh, the country’s Grand Mufti and head of the Council of Senior Scholars, according to state media outlet Al-Ekhbariya. The funeral prayer will be held later today at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh. Sheikh Al-Asheikh, who assumed the role in 1999, was the highest-ranking religious authority in Saudi Arabia. As Grand Mufti, he oversaw the interpretation of Sharia law and issued influential fatwas on religious, legal, and social matters. Al-Asheikh’s passing marks the end of an era in Saudi Arabia’s religious leadership.