Saud ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Shuraim (Arabic: سعود بن ابراهيم بن محمد الشريم); born 19 January 1966[1]) is a Quranic reciter who was one of the prayer leaders and Friday preachers at the Grand Mosque Masjid al-Haram in Makkah.
In 1991, he was made a prayer leader and Friday preacher at the Grand Mosque by the order of King Fahd.
[4][3] He has been serving as a professor at the Umm al-Qura University in Makkah since 1995,[4][3] and has been named the dean of the faculty of "Shari'ah and Islamic Studies".
[3] On 6 April 2018, Saudi authorities closed Sheikh Shuraim’s twitter page because he had posted comments about political and social issues in the Kingdom and criticised what he believed are violations of Islamic teachings[5] In December 2022, Shuraim stepped down as Imam of Masjid al-Haram.
[3] In an interview with the Al Watan newspaper, when asked about his wife's role in his success, Shuraim stated: Before I say something about my wife, I can't forget my mother's love and mercy for me in my childhood and youth as well; As she raised me in orphanage in childhood... her love is a tonic for me.