Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh (Arabic: إبراهيم بن محمد آل الشيخ; 1920-2006) was a leading Salafi scholar in Saudi Arabia and minister of justice between 1975 and 1990.[1]
Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh was born into the noted family of Saudi religious scholars, the Al ash-Sheikh, descendants of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, the influential Muslim scholar.[2][3] He was the eldest son of Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh, Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia until 1969.[4]
Ibrahim ibn Muhammad was one of the most influential religious leaders in the early 1970s. He maintained a close relationship with King Faisal, with whom he met on a weekly basis. He believed that Saudi Arabia should take a leading role in the Arab world and pushed for Saudi involvement in war with Israel.[4]
Between 1975 and 1990, he served as minister of justice.[2][3]
His brother Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh, a younger son of the late Grand Mufti,[5] also served as minister of justice, from 1993 to 2009.[2] His grandson Turki is a lawyer practicing in London and Riyadh.
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