Born in 1946G in Kuwait, H.E. Dr. Ajil bin Jassim bin Saud Al-Nashemi Al-Asadi Al-Otaibi studied and graduated from Kuwait’s Religious Institute and obtained a doctorate in Jurisprudence and its principles at Al-Azhar University in 1971. His Eminence obtained a B.A. in Sharia and Law in 1971, an M.A. in 1974 and a Ph.D. in 1977 from the Faculty of Sharia and Law at Al-Azhar University in the Arab Republic of Egypt. His Eminence was appointed as a representative member of the State of Kuwait to the Council of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, since November 19, 1984. His Eminence has held many important positions, including as a lecturer in the Department of Sharia and Islamic Studies at the Faculty of Law at Kuwait University, as Dean of the Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies, as well as Chairman of the Sharia Council of Kuwait Finance House, Chairman of the Sharia Council of Zakat House, and Chairman of the Association of Sharia Scholars in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries. His Eminence has been appointed as a member of the Islamic Fiqh Council of the Muslim World League, a member of the Sharia Supervisory Board of the Gulf Investment House, a member of the European Fatwa and Research Council, a member of the Sharia Council of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and a member of the Ifta Council of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. His Eminence has also participated as a researcher, speaker and commentator in many specialized conferences and symposiums in several countries worldwide. His Eminence is the author of several books and research papers, including New developments in financial transactions; fatwas on financial transactions; the changing the value of currency according to Islamic jurisprudence; international arbitration and arbitration according to Shariah; keys to prohibited pretexts; founding beacons of rulings that must be taken into account in contemporary ifta; the impact of the science of logic in arranging the reasoning premises for the branches of jurisprudence according to the Hanbalis; and the observance of the principles of Usul against misunderstanding of texts.
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Secretary‑General of the Academy Visits the Consulate General of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan His Excellency Professor Dr. Qutb Mustafa Sano, Secretary‑General of the Academy, paid an official visit on 29 Sha‘ban 1447 AH, corresponding to 17 February 2026, to the Consulate General of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Jeddah. His Excellency and his accompanying delegation were received by His Excellency Ambassador Mohammed Salah Sobhi Hameed, Consul General and Permanent Representative of Jordan to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, who welcomed him warmly and expressed his pleasure at the visit. He praised the distinguished intellectual efforts undertaken by the Academy under His Excellency’s leadership in addressing numerous religious and intellectual issues of concern to the Islamic world, affirming his personal honor in meeting His Excellency again and Jordan’s keenness to strengthen channels of communication and cooperation with the Academy, especially in areas of mutual interest. For his part, His Excellency expressed his deep gratitude and great appreciation to the Ambassador for the warm reception and generous hospitality. He commended the tremendous support, gracious care, and continuous attention the Academy has received from the leadership and people of Jordan since its establishment. He also conveyed his sincere appreciation for the Ambassador’s recent visit to the Academy, affirming the Academy’s full readiness to do everything that would enhance partnership, cooperation, coordination, and communication between the Academy and Jordanian religious and academic institutions. His Excellency was accompanied by Mr. Mohammed Al‑Mundhir Rida Al‑Shawk, Director of the Office and Protocol; Mr. Mohammed Waleed Al‑Idrisi, Director of Media and Public Relations; Ms. Sarah Amjad Badawi, Director of the Department of Family, Women, Children, and the Elderly; and Mr. Amjad Ibrahim Al‑Mansi, Head of the Protocol Section.
