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Jordanian Group Publishes List Of 500 Most Influential Muslims - Terrorists And Islamists In Top 50

November 26, 2012

Amman, Jordan: Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud is the most influencing personality in the Muslim World following Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyep Erdogan. There is a major change in the The Top 500 Most Influential Muslims for 2012 that has been issued for last four years by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre.

The RISSC is an independent research entity affiliated with the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought. The Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought is an international Islamic non-governmental, independent institute headquartered in Amman, the capital of the Kingdom of Jordan.

This publication is part of an annual series that provides a window into the movers and shakers of the Muslim world. It gives valuable insight into the different ways that Muslims impact the world and also shows the diversity of how people are living as Muslims today.

According to RISSC nominations were evaluated on the basis of the influence that particular Muslims have had within the Muslim community and the manner in which their influence has benefited the Muslim community, both within the Islamic world and in terms of representing Islam to non-Muslims.

The personalities from the following fields are chosen on their influence and contribution to the field:
1.Administration of Religious Affairs
2.Arts & Culture
3.Business
4.Celebrities & Sports Stars
5.Issues of the Day
6.Media
7.Philanthropy, Charity & Development
8.Political
9.Preachers & Spiritual Guides
10.Qur'an Recitors
11.Radicals
12.Scholarly
13.Science & Technology
14.Social Issues

The list of top 50 persons are as follow:

1.
King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud

King of Saudi Arabia, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques

2.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey

3.
H.M. King Mohammed VI

King of Morocco

4.
Dr Mohammed Badie

Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt

5.
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani

Emir of Qatar

6.
Grand Ayatollah Hajj Sayyid Ali Khamenei

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran

7.
H.M. King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein

King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

8.
Professor Dr Sheikh Ahmad Muhammad Al Tayyeb

Grand Sheikh of the Al-Azhar University, Grand Imam of the Al-Azhar Mosque

9.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

President of Indonesia

10.
Hodjaefendi Fethullah Gülen

Turkish Muslim Preacher

11.
Muhammad Morsi Isa Al-Ayyat

President of the Arab Republic of Egypt

12.
Sultan Qaboos bin Sa'id Aal Sa'id

Sultan of Oman

13.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hussein Sistani

Marja of the Hawza, Najaf, Iraq

14.
Sheikh Dr Ali Goma'a

Grand Mufti of the Arab Republic of Egypt

15.
General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy, Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces

16.
Sheikh Dr Yusuf Al Qaradawi

Head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars

17.
Hajji Muhammad Abd Al Wahhab

Amir of Tablighi Jamaat, Pakistan

18.
Sheikh Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullah Aal Al Sheikh

Grand Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

19.
Dr K.H. Said Aqil Siradj

Chairman of Indonesia's Nahdlatul Ulama

20.
Sheikh Salman Al Ouda

Saudi Scholar and Educator

21.
Sheikha Munira Qubeysi

Leader of the Qubeysi Movement

22.
Muhammadu Sa'adu Abubakar III

Sultan of Sokoto Nigeria

23.
Sheikh Ahmad Tijani bin Ali Cisse

Ali Cisse Leader of the Tijaniyya Sufi Order, Senegal

24.
President Abdullah Gül

President of Turkey

25.
Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah

Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam

26.
Mufti Muhammad Akhtar Raza Khan Qaadiri Al Azhari

Barelwi Leader and Spiritual Guide, India

27.
Sheikh Muhammad Sa'id Ramadan Al-Bouti

Leading Islamic Scholar in Syria

28.
Seyyed Hasan Nasrallah

Secretary General of Hezbollah, Lebanon

29.
Sheikh Abdullah Bin Bayyah

Deputy-Head of the International
Union of Muslim Scholars, Mauritania

30.
Mohammad bin Mohammad Al-Mansour

Imam of the Zaidi Sect of Shi‘a Muslims, Yemen

31.
Shah Karim Al Hussayni

The Aga Khan IV, 49th Imam of Ismaili Muslims, France

32.
Justice Sheikh Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Leading Scholar of Islamic Jurisprudence, Pakistan

33.
Sheikh Mohammad Ali Al Sabouni

Scholar of Tafsir, Syria

34.
Dr Amr Khaled

Preacher and Social Activist, Egypt

35.
President Mahmoud Abbas

President of Palestinian Territories

36.
Habib Umar bin Hafiz

Director of Dar Al Mustafa, Tarim, Yemen, Yemen

37.
Queen Rania Al Abdullah

Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Jordan

38.
Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser Al-Missned

Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation, Qatar

39.
Professor Dr M Din Syamsuddin

Chairman of Muhammadiyya, Indonesia, Indonesia

40.
Maulana Mahmood Madani

Leader and Executive Member of
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, India

41.
Habib Ali Zain Al Abideen Al Jifri

Director General of the Tabah Foundation, UAE

42.
Sheikh Hamza Yusuf Hanson

Founder of Zaytuna Institute, USA

43.
Professor Dr Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu

Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Turkey

44.
Professor Dr Seyyed Hossein Nasr

Islamic Philosopher, United States of America

45.
Sheikh Mehmet Nazim Adil Al-Qubrusi Al-Haqqani

Leader of Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi Order, Cyprus

46.
Sheikh Professor Dr Mustafa Ceric

Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina

47.
Dr Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri

Secrtary General of the Islamic Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization, Saudi Arabia

48.
Khaled Mashaal

Leader of Hamas, Palestine

49.
Dr Aref Ali Nayed

Scholar, Libya

50.
Timothy Winter (Sheikh Abdal-Hakim Murad)

Scholar, United Kingdom

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