Salih bin Abdullah al-Humaid

Ṣāliḥ ibn ʻAbd Allāh al-Ḥumayd (Arabic: صالح بن عبد الله ااحميد; born 1949), is a Saudi Islamic scholar who is currently one of the nine Imams of Grand Mosque of Mecca. He has also been a member of the Assembly of Saudi Arabia since 1993 and served as Speaker of the Majlis al Shura from February 2002 to February 2009.^[1]

Salih Bin Abdullah Humaid
صالح بن عبد الله ابن حميد
Personal life
Born	1949[1] Buraidah,[1] Saudi Arabia
Children	10
Known for	Imam Khatib at Masjid Al-Haram Speaker of the Majlis al Shura President of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy
Occupation	President of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy Imam Khatib at Masjid Al-Haram Former Speaker of Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia Majlis ash-Shura
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Creed	Athari
Muslim leader
Awards	National Order of Merit of Mauritania[2] King Faisal International Prize for Service to Islam[3]

He previously served briefly as the President of Religious Affairs of The Two Holy Mosques from 2001 to 2002.

Biography

Salih Humaid is member of Saudi Majlis al Shura (Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia) since 1993 and the Speaker of Majlis al Shura from February 2002 to February 2009.^[4][5] He is currently imam of Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque of Mecca).^[6] He is also a member of the Arabic Language Academy in Mecca,^[7] and the President of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy in Jeddah.

He won the 2016 Service to Islam award from the King Faisal International Prize.^[8]

He is the son of Abd Allah Ibn Humayd.

He led Eid Al-Fitr prayers every year, succeeding Muhammad Al Subbail. In 2025, he excused himself and Eid Al-Fitr was led by Al-Sudais.

He delivered the Arafah Sermon in 2025.