Bandar Baleela

Bandar Bin Abdul Azeez Baleela born in Mecca in 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.

Life

Baleelah obtained a Ph.D. from the Islamic University of Madinah in 2008.

Baleela worked as an associate teacher of Fiqh at the Academic Institute of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. He has authored several books and research papers related to this field. He has also worked as an assistant teacher in Al Taif University.
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.
In addition, a royal decree was issued in October 2020 appointing Shaykh Baleelah as a member of the Council of Senior Scholars.
He delivered the Arafah Sermon on 2021 and led Eid Al-Adha prayers on the same year.