Royal Decrees were issued on February 14, 2009, appointing members to the Commission of Senior Ulema and extending the terms others.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz today issued a number of Royal Decrees reconstituting the Council of Senior Ulema (Muslim Scholars) by appointing new members and extending the tenures of others.

King Abdullah relieved Sheikh Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohammad Al-Abdulmunem, upon his own request, from his post as Secretary General of the Commission of Senior Ulema, and appointed Sheikh Dr. Fahd bin Saad Al-Majed as his replacement, at the excellent grade.

Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Aasheikh was reappointed chairman of the Commission of Senior Ulema. Current members:

• Sheikh Salih bin Muhammed Al-Luhaidan
• Sheikh Dr. Salih bin Abdullah bin Homaid
• Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulmohsin Alturki
• Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Alghidayan
• Sheikh Abdullah bin Solaiman bin Moneea'
• Sheikh Dr. Salih bin Fawzan bin Alfawzan
• Sheikh Dr. Abdulwahab bin Ibrahim Abu Solaiman
• Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammad bin Ibrahim Al-Alshaikh
• Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Sirr Mubaraki
• Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammad Almotlaq
• Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saad Alkhinain
• Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Arous bin Abdulqadir Mohammed
• Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Hasan bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulatif Al-Alshaikh
• Sheikh Dr. Saad bin Nassir bin Abdullah Alshathri
• Sheikh Saleh bin Abdulrahman Al-Hussein
• Sheikh Dr. Yaqub bin Abdulwahab Bin Yousef Al-Bahussein
• Sheikh Dr. Abdulkarim bin Abdullah Bin Abdulrahman Al-Khudair
• Sheikh Dr. Ali Bin Abbas bin Othman Hakami
• Sheikh Dr. Qais bin Mohammed bin Abdullatif Aal Al-Sheikh Mubarak
• Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Issa.

A Royal decree was issued today relieving Sheikh Dr. Yousuf bin Mohammed Ali Al-Ghafees, a member of the Standing Committee for Research and Fatwa, an affiliate of Commission of Senior Ulema, from his post upon his request. King Abdullah also extended the term of members of the committee for four years, effective 3/3/1430 H., corresponding to February 27, 2009, unless otherwise indicated.

• Sheikh Dr. Salih bin Fawzan bin Alfawzan
• Dr. Sheikh Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Alghidayan
• Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Sirr Mubaraki
• Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammad Almotlaq (effective 6/3/1430 H, corresponding to March 2, 2009)
• Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Khinein (effective 6/3/1430 H, corresponding to March 2, 2009)
• Sheikh Dr. Saad bin Nassir Alshathri effective 6/3/1430 H, corresponding to March 2, 2009)
• Sheikh Dr. Abdulwahab bin Ibrahim Abu Solaiman
• Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Hasan bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulatif Al-Alshaikh