Abd al-Aziz Ibn Baz

Abd al-Aziz ibn Abdullah Bin Baz (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن عبد الله بن باز ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz bin ʿAbdullāh bin Bāz) (21 November 1912 - 13 May 1999), also known as Sheikh Bin Baz, was a Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar. He dedicated his life to the spiritual guidance of his students and the Muslim community at large, and was particularly concerned with the state of the Islamic world. He was the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia from 1993 until his death in 1999. He got the King Faisal International Prize for Service to Islam in 1982.^[5]

Abd al-Aziz Ibn Baz
Personal
Born	(1910-11-21)21 November 1910 Riyadh, Emirate of Riyadh
Died	13 May 1999(1999-05-13) (aged 88) Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Resting place	Al Adl cemetery, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Religion	Islam
Nationality	Saudi Arabian
Children	Ahmed bin Baz Abd Allah bin Baz Abdel Rahman bin Baz Khaled bin Baz
Parents	Abdullah bin Baz (father)
Era	Modern
Region	Middle East
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Hanbali
Creed	Athari
Movement	Salafism[1]
Senior posting
Influenced by Ibn Taymiyyah Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab Badi' ud-Din Shah al-Rashidi Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani
Influenced Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani Abu Abd al-Rahman Ibn Aqil al-Zahiri Saeed Abubakr Zakaria Adil al-Kalbani Zahran Alloush[2][3]
Awards	National Order of Merit of Mauritania King Faisal International Prize for Service to Islam[4]
Website	alifta.gov.sa

His intense knowledge of Islamic doctrine and shar’ia and significant contributions to Islamic research and education gained him the respect of Muslims worldwide.