'Ali al-Hudhayfi

Ali Bin Abdur Rahman Al Hudhaify is a Saudi Imam and khateeb of the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, and a former Imam of Quba Mosque. His style of reciting the Qur’an in a slow and deep tune is widely recognised.

Life and career

In 1972, he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University. In 1975, he received a master's degree in Islamic law from Al-Azhar University, and then he took his doctorate from the same university.
In 1979, he became an imam of Al-Masjid al-Nabawi.
In 1981, during the month of Ramadan, he was appointed as imam for the Tarawih prayers in Masjid al-Haram and then he went back to the Great Mosque of Medina where he continues to lead prayers.
He briefly served as an imam and Khateeb of Quba Mosque in 1987.
He also appointed as Imam for Taraweeh prayers in Makkah in 1990.