Bakr Abu Zayd (Arabic: بكر بن عبد الله أبو زيد [ar]) (born~ 1944 – 5 February 2008)[1] from the tribe of Banu Zayd of Quda'a, was a Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar, a leading proponent of the Salafi form of Islam and a member of both the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars and the Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Issuing Fatwas.
Later, he joined the Educational Institute, and graduated from the Faculty of Shari`ah at Imam University as an associate with first class honors in 1966.
In 1979, he studied at the High Judicial Institute of Saudi Arabia as an associate, where he achieved a master's degree.
He continued in this post until 1979 when a decree was issued by the Council of Ministers selecting him as general procurator for the Ministry of Justice.
In 1991, he was appointed as a member of the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars and the Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Issuing Fatwas.