Parents Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh Grandparents Al-Jawhara bint Abdullaziz Al-Hilali, Ebraheem ibn Abdullatif ibn Abdullrahman Al ash-Sheikh | ||
Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh was a leading Sunni Muslim scholar in Saudi Arabia and Minister of Justice between 1975 and 1990.
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Background
Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh was born into the noted family of Saudi religious scholars, the Al ash-Sheikh, descendants of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, the influential Sunni Muslim reformer. He was the eldest son of Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh, Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia until 1969.
Career
Ibrahim ibn Muhammad was one of the most influential religious leaders in the early 1970s. He maintained a close relationship with King Faisal, with whom he met on a weekly basis. He believed that Saudi Arabia should take a leading role in the Arab world and pushed for Saudi involvement in war with Israel.
Between 1975 and 1990, he served as Saudi Arabia's Minister of Justice.
Family
His brother Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh, a younger son of the late Grand Mufti, also served as Minister of Justice, from 1993 to 2009.