6 Notable alumni of Umm Al-Qura University
Updated: June 09, 2026 EliteDegrees
Umm Al-Qura University is ranked #1,614 in the world and #5 in Saudi Arabia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 6 notable alumni from Umm Al-Qura University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Umm Al-Qura University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Mutlaq Hamid Al-Otaibi
1937-1995 (aged 58)
poet
Mutlaq Hamid Al-Thubeiti Al-Otaibi was a Saudi Arabian writer and poet., and he was a member of the faculty of sharia at the University of Umm al-Qura. and he was the President of the Scientific Research Ministry of Higher Education in Saudi Arabia, he is considered by many as one of the greatest Saudi poets of all times.
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2. Assim al-Hakeem
1962-. (aged 64)
preacher
orator
cleric
university teacher
ulema
Assim bin Luqman al-Hakeem is a Saudi Arabian cleric of Indonesian descent. He is based primarily in the city of Jeddah, where he preaches Sunni Islam with a Salafist approach mostly in English, delivering programs on social media channels.
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3. Adnan Al-Qattan
Adnan Abdullah al-Qattan is the official imam and preacher of Al Fateh Grand Mosque in Bahrain and the head of the Bahraini delegation for the Hajj, taking care of the pilgrims and answering their needs.
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4. Saud Al-Shuraim
1966-. (aged 60)
imam
judge
Saud ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Shuraim, is a Saudi Quran reciter, Islamic scholar, and former imam and khatib (Friday preacher) of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. He obtained a PhD in Islamic jurisprudence from Umm al-Qura University, and was recently appointed as dean and specialist professor in Fiqh at University Bakri bin Ma'tooq.
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5. 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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6. 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.