The world’s 500 Most Influential Muslims also know as The Muslim 500 publication has ranked Halimah Yacob at 36th spot this year, previous year she was at 37th spot. She is the only singaporean who made it to top 50.
Halimah Yacob is also one among the two women who made it to to top 50 this year. The ranking was released by jordam based Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. This publication sets out to ascertain the influence of muslims have on this community, or on behalf of the community.
The top 50 individuals are ranked in three general categories rulers & politicians, scholars & preachers, social issues, media, science, arts, culture & sports.
Here’s a list of Top 50 Most Influential Muslims :
1. HH Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani Emir of Qatar (11)
2. HM King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud King of Saudi Arabia Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (2)
3. HE Grand Ayatollah Hajj Sayyid Ali Khamenei Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran (3)
4. HE President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan President of the Republic of Turkey (1)
5. HM King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Custodian of the Holy Sites in Jerusalem (4)
6. HE Justice Sheikh Muhammad Taqi Usmani Scholar and Deobandi Leader (5)
7. HM King Mohammed VI King of Morocco (6)
8. HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (7)
9. HE Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hussein AlSistani, Marja of the Hawza Najaf, Iraq (8)
10. HE Imran Khan Prime Minister of Pakistan (15)
11. HE Sheikh Habib Umar bin Hafiz Scholar and Director of Dar Al Mustafa, Tarim, Yemen (9)
12. Sheikh Salman Al-Ouda Scholar and Preacher (10)
13. HE President Joko Widodo President of Indonesia (12)
14. HE Sheikh Dr Ahmad Muhammad Al-Tayyeb Grand Sheikh of the Al-Azhar University, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Mosque (13)
15. HRH Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (23)
16. HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah Scholar and President of the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies (14)
17. HE President Muhammadu Buhari President of Nigeria (16)
18. HRE Amirul Mu’minin Sheikh As-Sultan Muhammadu Sa’adu Abubakar III Sultan of Sokoto (19)
19. Professor KH Said Aqil Siradj Chairman of Indonesia’s Nahdlatul Ulama (18)
20. HE Sheikh Dr Ali Gomaa Former Grand Mufti of the Arab Republic of Egypt (17)
21. Seyyed Hasan Nasrallah Secretary-General of Hezbollah (20)
22. Sheikh Habib ‘Ali Zain Al Abideen Al-Jifri Preacher and Director General of the Tabah (21)
23. Sheikh Hamza Yusuf Hanson Teacher and Co-Founder of Zaytuna College (22)
24. Sheikh Ahmad Tijani bin Ali Cisse Leader of the Tijaniyya Sufi Order (24)
25. Sheikha Munira Qubeysi Leader of the Qubeysi Movement (25)
26. HE Sheikh Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Aal Al-Sheikh Grand Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (26)
27. Maulana Mahmood Madani Leader and President of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, India (27)
28. Sheikh Mustafa Hosny Preacher (28)
29. Sheikh Usama Al-Sayyid Al-Azhari Scholar (29)
30. HH Shah Karim Al-Hussayni The Aga Khan IV, 49th Imam of Ismaili Muslims (30)
31. Sheikh Dr Yusuf Al-Qaradawi Head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (31)
32. Habib Luthfi bin Yahya Preacher (32)
33. Sheikh Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi Leader of the Houthi (33)
34. Sheikh Mahmud Effendi Scholar and Preacher (34)
35. Maulana Tariq Jameel Scholar and Preacher (35)
36. HE President Halimah Yacob President of Singapore (37)
37. Sheikh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi Scholar (39)
38. Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr Philosopher and University Professor (40)
39. Sheikh Uthman Taha Calligrapher (41)
40. Sheikh Rached Ghannouchi Tunisian Politician (38)
41. Mohammed Salah Footballer (42)
42. Sheikh Muqtada Sadr Scholar and Political (43)
43. Maulana Nazur ur-Rahman Amir of Tablighi Jamaat, Pakistan (44)
44. Moez Masoud Preacher and Televangelist (36)
45. Dr Timothy Winter (Sheikh Abdal Hakim Murad) Islamic Scholar (47)
46. Dr Aref Ali Nayed Scholar (46)
47. HE Sheikh Ibrahim Salih Islamic Scholar, Nigeria (48)
48. Dr Mohamed Bechari French activist (49)
49. Dr Amr Khalid Preachers, Egypt (50)
50. HE Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada Leader of the Taliban (450 listings).
The number in brackets indicates last year’s position.
