The Muslim Council of Elders extends its heartfelt congratulations to His Eminence Professor Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, as well as to the ...

He held this position for almost ten years, until he was appointed Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Mosque and Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar University by the Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, on 27 March 1996.

on the 1085th Hijri anniversary of the founding of Al Azhar Mosque. Shaikh Abdulrahman bin Mohammed highlighted Al Azhar’s prominent role for over a thousand years as a beacon of knowledge, a ...