Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh dies, condolences pour inThe Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia and the Head of the Council of Senior Scholars, Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh, has died, the government owned Saudi Press Agency (SPA) announced TuesdayTuesday September 23, 2025 4:04 PM , ummid.com News NetworkRiyadh: The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia and the Head of the Council of Senior Scholars, Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh رحمه الله, has died, the government owned Saudi Press Agency (SPA) announced Tuesday. It is with deep sadness and sorrow we share the news of the death of His Excellency Grand Mufti of the Kingdom Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh رحمه الله", theSPA said citing a statement released by the Royal Diwan. Funeral PrayersThe funeral prayer of Sheikh Abdulaziz رحمه الله will be held at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh after the Asr prayer. CondolencesSheikh Abdulaziz, who was also the General President of Scholarly Research and Ifta, and Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Muslim World League, assumed the role of Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti in 1999, after the death of Grand Mufti and renowned scholar Sheikh Abdulaziz Bin Baz. King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have extended their condolences to the family of Sheikh Abdulaziz, the Saudi people, and the wider Islamic world.