Abdulbari Al-Thubaity

Contemporary · born 1960

Abdulbari Al-Thubaity عبدالباري الثبيتي

Saudi Quran reciter · Imam and khatib of Masjid an-Nabawi since 1993 · PhD in Islamic jurisprudence.

Born
1960, Makkah
Nationality
Saudi

Biography

Abdulbari Al-Thubaity (b. 1960, Makkah) is a Saudi Quran reciter and one of the longest-serving imams and khatibs of Masjid an-Nabawi in Madinah, a post he has held since 1993. He holds a PhD in Islamic jurisprudence from the Islamic University of Madinah.

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Abdulbari Al-Thubaity was born in 1960.

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Sources

Reviewed by the RecitID editorial team · Updated 20 September 2026