REVEALED: Top Arab Thought Leaders
Professor Sheikh Ahmed Muhammad Al-Tayyeb, a leading intellectual in Sunni Islam tops the list of thought leaders
1. HE PROFESSOR DR SHEIKH AHMED MUHAMMAD AL-TAYYEB, Grand Sheikh Al Azhar University, Grand Imam Al Azhar Mosque
Origin: Egypt Residence: Egypt Sector: Culture and SocietyA leading intellectual of Sunni Islam, Al-Tayyeb has been an important figure in Egyptian politics. He was appointed Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar in 2010 having formerly been its president and also served two years as the most powerful cleric in Egypt as its Grand Mufti. An advocate of traditional Islam, he was ranked the world’s most influential Muslim by The Muslim500 list in 2013.The full list of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Arabs is published in the Gulf Business February 2014 issue and can be purchased from newsstands in the Gulf.
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Saturday 22 February 2014
