Contemporary · born 1974
Hani Ar-Rifai هاني الرفاعي
Saudi Quran reciter · Imam and khatib, Al-Anani Mosque, Jeddah · recites in Hafs 'an 'Asim.
- Born
- 1974, Jeddah
- Role
- Imam and khatib, Al-Anani Mosque, Jeddah
- Riwayah
- Hafs 'an 'Asim
- Nationality
- Saudi
Biography
Hani Ar-Rifai (b. 1974, Jeddah) is a Saudi Quran reciter who had memorised the Quran by the age of twelve. He serves as imam and khatib of the Al-Anani Mosque in Jeddah, and was chosen as personal reciter to King Fahd ibn Abdulaziz, a role he held from 1998 until the king's death.
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