Contemporary · born 1969
Maher Al-Muaiqly ماهر المعيقلي
Saudi Quran reciter · Imam of Masjid al-Haram in Makkah since 2007.
- Born
- 1969, Madinah
- Role
- Imam of Masjid al-Haram in Makkah
- Nationality
- Saudi
Biography
Maher Al-Muaiqly (b. 1969, Madinah) is a Saudi Quran reciter and an imam and khatib of Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, appointed in 2007. He holds a PhD in jurisprudence from Umm Al-Qura University and delivered the Arafat sermon of Hajj in 2024.
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Maher Al-Muaiqly is a Saudi reciter. Maher Al-Muaiqly (b. 1969, Madinah) is a Saudi Quran reciter and an imam and khatib of Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, appointed in 2007.
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Maher Al-Muaiqly was born in 1969.
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