Maher Al Mueaqly

Maher Al Mueaqly
الشيخ ماهر بن حمد المعيقلي
Lineage Mahir Bin Hammad Al-Mansoor
Personal
Born (1969-01-07) January 7, 1969
Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Senior posting
Title Shiekh, Imam
Religious career
Post Imam of Masjid al-Haram, Makkah

Maher bin Hamad Al Mueaqly (Arabic: الشيخ ماهر بن حمد المعيقلي) born January 7, 1969, is the Imam of the Grand Masjid[1] in Makkah.

Maher's family is from Yanbu, which is where is father Hamad hails from. His father belonged to the Al-Mueaqly clan of the Balwa tribe. His mother, Sa'imah bint Mahmud al-Sisi is from a Hijazi tribe from Madinah. Some claim that his mother was an immigrant from Pakistan; however, this is false information as stated by Maher's brother. By the name of mijanul


Maher has 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls. In 2014, Al Mueaqly visited Kyrgyzstan from May 14-16 as a guest of the Spiritual Board of Muslims of Kyrgyzstan.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Sheikh Maher Al-Muayqali Biography". Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Sagyndyk, Eleonora. "Imam of Al Haram Masjid in Makkah to pay official visit to Kyrgyzstan". 24kg News Agency. Retrieved 11 June 2014.


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