Saud Al-Shuraim Net Worth

Background and career

Saud ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Shuraim (born 19 January 1966), is a Saudi Quran reciter, Islamic scholar, and former imam and khatib (Friday preacher) of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. He obtained a PhD in Islamic jurisprudence from Umm al-Qura University, and was appointed as dean and specialist professor in Fiqh at University Bakri bin Ma'tooq.

Shuraim used to always lead the Tarawih prayers during the month of Ramadan at Masjid al-Haram beginning in 1991. On 17 June 2012, he also led the funeral prayer for Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz at the mosque following the Maghrib (sunset) prayer, an event attended by King Abdullah and members of the Saudi royal family.