Ali Abdullah Jaber

Virtous Shaykh Dr.
Ali Abdullah Jaber
رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ
علي بن عبد الله بن صالح جابر
Imam of Masjid Al Haram
In office
1981–1983 (Official Imam)
In office
1986–1989 (Guest Imam (Ramadan only))
TitleKing's Imam
Personal life
BornAugust 1954 (1954-08)
Died14 December 2005(2005-12-14) (aged 51)
Cause of deathIllness
Resting placeAl Sharayea cemetery Makkah
Parent
  • Abdullah ibn Saleh (father)
Known forHis unique recitation of the Qur'ān
OccupationImam at Masjid al Haram, Professor
Religious life
ReligionIslam
TeachersKhalil Al-Qari
Arabic name
Personal
(Ism)
ʻAlī
عَلِي
Patronymic
(Nasab)
ibn Abdullāh ibn Ṣāliḥ ibn Abdullāh ibn Nāṣir ibn Jābir ibn ʻAlī Jābir
بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ صَالِحِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نَاصِرِ بْنِ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ جَابِرٍ
Epithet
(Laqab)
King's Imam
امام الملك
Toponymic
(Nisba)
al-Saʻīdī al-Muwasṭī al-Yāfiʻī al-Ḥimyarī al-Qaḥṭānī
السَّعِيدِيُّ الْمُوَسْطِيُّ الْيَافِعِيُّ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ الْقَحْطَانِيُّ
Websitehttps://alijaber.net/ (Arabic)

Ali Abdullah Saleh Ali Jaber Al-Saeedi (Arabic: علي بن عبد الله بن صالح علي جابر; August 1954 – 14 December 2005) was the Imam of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca and Lecturer of comparative jurisprudence in department of Islamic studies at King Abdulaziz University Jeddah. He was known for his unique and melodic Quran recitation.