Contemporary · born 1991

Sheikh Mukhtar Al-Hajj مختار الحاج

Mecca-born Quran reciter and imam, reported in February 2026 to be leading prayers in Sharjah.

Also known as: Mukhtar Al-Haj · Mukhtar Al Hajj · Mukhtar Alhajj · Mukhtar Al-Haaj

Born: 1991, Mecca
Began leading prayers: 2009, Al-Baghdadi Mosque, Mecca
Imam (as of Feb 2026): Hanzalah bin Abi Amer Mosque, Sharjah
Ijazah: Hafs ʿan ʿĀṣim
Complete recording: Murattal, Hafs ʿan ʿĀṣim, 114 surahs

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Biography

Sheikh Mukhtar Al-Hajj (مختار الحاج) is a Quran reciter and imam who was born in Mecca in 1991 and grew up there. According to a February 2026 profile in the Saudi daily Okaz, he first learned from his father, then joined the Muadh ibn Jabal circles in Mecca, where he memorised half of the Quran with his teacher Abdulmunim Khalid Al-Madani. He completed his memorisation with several sheikhs, among them Abdullah Abkar, Ahmed Mustafa and Muhammad Omar Fallatah.

He began leading prayers in 2009 at Al-Baghdadi Mosque in Mecca. He then led prayers at the mosque of the mother of Prince Sultan bin Muhammad Al Saud in Riyadh, and after that at Al-Rayan Mosque in Mecca. As of February 2026, Okaz reported that he is the imam of Hanzalah bin Abi Amer Mosque in Sharjah. In April 2022, during Ramadan, the YouTube channel of Sharjah's Islamic Affairs Department published a video of Sheikh Mukhtar Al-Hajj leading the night (Qiyam) prayer at Al-Firdous Mosque in Sharjah.

Okaz reports that he holds an ijazah in the Hafs ʿan ʿĀṣim narration and that he had been teaching the Quran for more than twelve years. In Quranic competitions in Mecca he took first place in the Al-Tahbir fi Kalam Al-Khabir competition and second place in the Quran competition at Al-Badiwi Mosque on Jabal Al-Nour. His complete murattal recitation in Hafs ʿan ʿĀṣim, covering all 114 surahs, is published on mp3quran.

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Common questions

Where was Mukhtar Al-Hajj born?

He was born in Mecca in 1991, according to a February 2026 profile in the Saudi daily Okaz.

Where does Mukhtar Al-Hajj lead prayers?

As of February 2026, Okaz reported that he is the imam of Hanzalah bin Abi Amer Mosque in Sharjah. He first began leading prayers in 2009, at Al-Baghdadi Mosque in Mecca.