Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh

Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh (Arabic: عبد الله بن محمد آل الشيخ; born 1948) is the chairman of the Majlis ash-Shura (Consultative Assembly) of Saudi Arabia since February 2009.

[2] He was born in Diriyah in 1948[3] and was educated by his father, Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh former and the first Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia.

He attended the Shariah College in Riyadh (later renamed Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University) and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Sharia in 1975.

After obtaining his doctorate, Al ash-Sheikh became a lecturer and professor in the Sharia College of Imam Muhammed bin Saud Islamic University until his appointment as minister of justice.

[6] It was reported that King Abdullah's objective in the reshuffle was to replace conservative incumbents with younger, more progressive candidates.