16 Notable alumni of Islamic University of Madinah
Updated: June 09, 2026 EliteDegrees
Islamic University of Madinah is ranked #5,183 in the world and #24 in Saudi Arabia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 16 notable alumni from Islamic University of Madinah sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Islamic University of Madinah won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Aamir Rashadi Madni
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Aamir Rashadi Madni is an Indian politician, cleric and educator. He is a graduate from Madinah University. At present he runs various educational institutions in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh under the patronage of Jameatur Rashad and also does social work. He is also the founder and national president of a political party Rashtriya Ulama Council which has a strong hold specially...
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2. Fathul Bari Mat Jahaya
1980-. (aged 46)
politician
Fathul Bari Mat Jahya is a Muslim lecturer and politician from Malaysia.
3. Abdul Aziz al-Harbi
1965-. (aged 61)
writer
Islamic jurist
poet
linguist
Abdul Aziz bin Ali al-Harbi is a Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar and associate professor at Umm al-Qura University in Mecca. He is one of the founders and the current president of the Arabic Language Academy in Mecca.
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4. Ayrat Waxitof
1977-. (aged 49)
translator
imam
Aiat Nasimovich Vahitov, also spelled Ayrat Wakhitov or Vahidov is an ethnic Tatar citizen of Russia who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camp, in Cuba. He was repatriated with six other Russians in February 2004. Fluent in Arabic, Pashto, Persian, Urdu and Russian, he also spoke basic English.
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5. Abdulbari ath-Thubaity
1960-. (aged 66)
khaṭīb
ulema
imam
Abdulbari bin Awad ath-Thubaity is an Imam and Khatib at the Prophet's Mosque, Medina. And former guest imam for taraweeh at Masjid al-Haram.
6. Abd al-Rahman Abd al-Khaliq
1939-2020 (aged 81)
writer
teacher
preacher
ulema
Abd al-Rahman Abd al-Khaliq was an Egyptian-Kuwaiti Islamic scholar and preacher. He published more than 60 books related to Islam, especially Salafism.
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7. Tomasz Miśkiewicz
1977-. (aged 49)
theologian
Tomasz Miśkiewicz is the Polish mufti of the Muzułmański Związek Religijny (Muslim Religious Union).
8. Hussain Yee
1950-. (aged 76)
preacher
intellectual
da'i
Dato' Sheikh Hussain Yee, also known as Sheikh Hussain Yee, is a Malaysian Chinese Muslim scholar. He is also a world-wide recognized speaker and community leader in local and international platform. He is the Founder and President of Al Khaadem, and concurrently serves as an advisor to the Japan Halal Foundation.
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9. Bachtiar Nasir
1967-. (aged 59)
Bachtiar Nasir is an Indonesian Islamist da'i and ulama. He is known for his examination and exploration of the sciences of the Qur'an. The ustad leads the Ar-Rahman Qur'anic Learning Center (AQL) Islamic Center, and also serves as the Secretary General of Intellectual Assembly of Young Ulama Indonesia (MIUMI), Chairman of Alumni of Saudi Arabia in Indonesia, and Chairman of...
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10. Ja'afar Mahmud Adam
1960-2007 (aged 47)
preacher
Shiekh Ja'afar Mahmud Adampronunciation was a Salafist Islamic scholar and member of Nigeria's Jama’at Izalat al Bid’a Wa Iqamat as Sunna, a religio-political organisation with headquarters in Abuja. He lived primarily in Kano and went to Maiduguri for his annual Ramadan Tafsir.
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11. Abdul Ghani Kasuba
1951-2025 (aged 74)
politician
Abdul Ghani Kasuba was an Indonesian politician and the governor and lieutenant governor of North Maluku.
12. Ismail ibn Musa Menk
1975-. (aged 51)
motivational speaker
podcaster
mufti
Ismail ibn Musa Menk, commonly known as Mufti Menk, is an Indo-Zimbabwean Islamic preacher, scholar and cleric who is the Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe, and head of the fatwa department for the Council of Islamic Scholars of Zimbabwe.
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13. Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy
1976-. (aged 50)
imam
qāriʾ
Qari Mishary bin Rashid Alafasy is a Kuwaiti qāriʾ (Quran reciter), imam, preacher, and nasheed artist. He studied at the College of the Holy Quran at the Islamic University of Madinah, where he specialized in the ten qira'at (canonical methods of Quranic recitation) and tafsir (Quranic exegesis).
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14. Hidayat Nur Wahid
1960-. (aged 66)
politician
Hidayat Nur Wahid is an Indonesian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2004. He was the Speaker of Indonesia People's Consultative Assembly (Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat/MPR) for the 2004–2009 period. He resigned as the leader of Prosperous Justice Party (Partai Keadilan Sejahtera/PKS) on 11 October 2004. Hidayat was mentioned in the media as a possible...
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15. Yasir Qadhi
1975-. (aged 51)
university teacher
theologian
Yasir Qadhi is an American Muslim scholar and theologian. He is dean of The Islamic Seminary of America and resident scholar of the East Plano Islamic Center in Plano, Texas. He was formerly the dean of AlMaghrib Institute and taught in the religious studies department at Rhodes College. He currently serves as chairman of the Fiqh Council of North America.
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16. Abdullah Md Zin
1946-. (aged 80)
writer
politician
Abdullah bin Md Zin is a former Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Besut constituency in Terengganu from 2004 to 2013, sitting as a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.
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