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Name :

Abed M. Al-Sufiani

Place & Date of Birth :

1955, Riyadh

Marital Status :

Married

Correspondence address:

Riyadh, Majlis Ash-Shura

Academic Qualifications :

- Ph.D. in Jurisprudence and its Principles: Shariah law, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, 1986.

- Masters in Jurisprudence and its Principles: Shariah law, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, 1980.

- Bachelor of Shariah, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, 1976.

Professional Experience :

- Member, Majlis Ash-Shura, since 2005.

- Associate Professor, Umm Al-Qura University,, 2001

- Assistant Professor, Umm Al-Qura University, 1987.

- Lecturer, Umm Al-Qura University, 1980.

- Reader, Umm Al-Qura University, 1976.

- Director (for two years), Center for Islamic Studies, Faculty of Sharia, 1988.

- Deputy, Sharia College, 1990.

- Dean (for three years), Sharia College, 1991.

- Dean (for two years), Sharia College, 2002.

- Assigned as a chairman to prepare higher studies curricula for doctorate level.

Research and Publications:

- The Firmness and Comprehensiveness of Islamic Shariah.

- Orientalists and their Attitude towards the Firmness and Comprehensiveness of Islamic Shariah.

- Adultery in the Rule of Law and its Relationship to Human Rights Principles in the West: A Critical Study.