Bandar Baleela

Master's degree (Umm al-Qura University) Bandar Baleela (born 1975) is a Saudi Islamic scholar, Qur'an reciter, member of the Council of Senior Scholars, and the imam and preacher of Masjid al-Haram.

[1][7] Baleela worked as an associate teacher of Fiqh at the Academic Institute of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca.

[1][8] He was appointed to lead the Tarawih prayers during Ramadan nights at the Masjid al-Haram in 2013.

Subsequently, in 2019, upon royal decree, he began delivering Friday sermons at the same location.

[7] In addition, a royal decree was issued in October 2020 appointing Shaykh Baleelah as a member of the Council of Senior Scholars.