Saudi Grand Mufti passes away
Al-Asheikh was appointed to the position in 1999
Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh
The Royal Court announced Tuesday the passing of Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh, Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti and head of the Council of Senior Scholars, state-run Al-Ekhbariya reported.
His funeral prayer was scheduled to be held at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh.
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz directed that an absentee funeral prayer be performed for him at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Madinah, and all mosques across the Kingdom after the Asr prayer.
Al-Asheikh was appointed to the position in 1999.