Born in 1365H, corresponding to 1946, in Al-Dawadmi, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, H.E. Sheikh Dr. Bakr bin Abdullah Abu Zayd obtained his bachelor’s degree in Sharia from Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, a master’s degree from the Higher Institute of Judiciary and a doctorate from the same institute.
His Excellency held numerous scientific and managerial positions within Saudi Arabia, including Imam-Khatib and lecturer at the Prophet’s Mosque, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Justice, member of the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars, the Permanent Committee for Scientific Research and Fatwa, member of the Saudi Judicial Council, judge at the Al-Madinah Supreme Court, member of the Islamic Fiqh Council of the Muslim World League, lecturer at the Higher Institute of Judiciary, and of graduate studies at the College of Sharia in Riyadh, as well as a curator of the public library of the Islamic University in Madinah.
H.E. Sheikh Dr. Bakr bin Abdullah Abu Zayd was the delegate member of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Council of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy and was elected its first president and remained so until his passing away in Riyadh in 1429H, corresponding to 2008. May Allah have mercy, pardon him, and grant him peace and paradise.
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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.
