Born in 1940 in Marawi in the Republic of Sudan, H.E. Sheikh Prof. Ahmed Khaled Babeker obtained a Bachelor of Literature from Cairo University, Khartoum branch, a Master of Arabic Language from the University of Khartoum, Faculty of Arts, and a PhD from Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah.
His Excellency held a number of scientific and administrative positions in his country Sudan and abroad, the most important of which include as the Secretary General of Sudan’s Islamic Fiqh Academy, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Awqaf, Director of the University of the Holy Qur’an and Islamic Sciences, Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research at the University of the Holy Qur’an, member of the Fatwa Council, Head of the Department of Graduate Studies at the Female Faculty of Omdurman Islamic University, Head of the Qira’at Department at the Faculty of the Holy Qur’an, Editor-in-Chief of the Holy Qur’an Journal, Member of the Committee for the Proofreading of the Holy Qur’an in Brunei Darussalam, Member of the Board of Trustees of the Holy Qur’an Society, Member of the Board of Directors of the Islamic Awqaf Authority, Member of the Supreme Council of Zakat Trustees, Member of the Board of Trustees of the International Islamic Women’s Center, Member of the Board of Trustees of Africa International University, Member of the Education Committee of the Islamic Dawah Organization.
H.E. Sheikh Prof. Ahmed Khalid Babeker was the delegate member of the Republic of Sudan in the Council of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, then he was appointed Secretary of the Academy in 1433H/2012G, and remained Secretary of the Academy for a term of four years. His Excellency died in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 1442 AH/2021 AD. May Allah forgive him and multiply his deeds and rewards.
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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.
