'Ali al-Hudhayfi

Ali Bin Abdur Rahman Al Hudhaify (born 22 May 1947) (Arabic; علي بن عبد الرحمن الحذيفي) is a Saudi Imam and khateeb of the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, and a former Imam of Quba Mosque. His style of reciting the Qur’an in a slow and deep tune is widely recognised.^[1]

His Excellency Sheikh Ali hin Abdur Rahman Al Hudhaify
علي بن عبد الرحمن الحذيفي
Personal life
Born	(1947-05-22) 22 May 1947 (age 78) Al-Qarn Al-Mustaqim, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia
Nationality	Saudi Arabian
Children	Muhammad Ahmed Ali Abdul Rahman Abdullah Abdul Aziz
Parent	Abdul Rahman Al-Hudhaify (father)
Alma mater	Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University Al-Azhar University
Occupation	Imam
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Jurisprudence	Hanbali
Creed	Athari
Movement	Salafi

Life and career

In 1972, he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University. In 1975, he received a master's degree in Islamic law from Al-Azhar University, and then he took his doctorate from the same university.^[2]

In 1979, he became an imam of Al-Masjid al-Nabawi. In 1981, during the month of Ramadan, he was appointed as imam for the Tarawih prayers in Masjid al-Haram and then he went back to the Great Mosque of Medina where he continues to lead prayers. ^[3]

He briefly served as an imam and Khateeb of Quba Mosque in 1987.

He also appointed as Imam for Taraweeh prayers in Makkah in 1990.