Council of Senior Scholars (Saudi Arabia)

The Council of Senior Scholars (Hay'at Kibar al-‘Ulama - هيئة كبار العلماء, also known as the Senior Council of Ulama) is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's highest religious body, and advises the king on religious matters.^[1]^[2]^[3] The council is appointed by the king, with salaries paid by the government. As of 2009, the council was made up of 21 members.^[2] Saudi King Fahd continued the precedent set by earlier kings of meeting weekly with Council members who resided in the capital, Riyadh.^[4] In 2010, Saudi King Abdullah decreed that only members of the Council and a few other Islamic Scholars could issue fatwa in Saudi Arabia.^[2]

^ "Saudi Arabia: The Coming Storm" By Peter W. Wilson p. 26-27
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^ Bligh, Alexander. 1985. " The Saudi Religious Elite (Ulama) as Participant in the Political System of the Kingdom." International Journal of Middle East Studies 17, no. 1, 37-50
^ "Council of Senior Ulama". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

[ComingStorm-1] "Saudi Arabia: The Coming Storm" By Peter W. Wilson p. 26-27

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[3] Bligh, Alexander. 1985. " The Saudi Religious Elite (Ulama) as Participant in the Political System of the Kingdom." International Journal of Middle East Studies 17, no. 1, 37-50

[GS-4] "Council of Senior Ulama". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

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