My name is `Abdul­`Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn `Abdul­Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn `Abdullah Al Baz. I was born in Riyadh in Dhul­Hijjah, 1330 A.H. At the beginning of my study, I was able to see. Then I was afflicted with an eye disease in 1346 A.H. At first, my sight weakened and then I lost it completely in the beginning of the month of Muharram 1350 A.H. Praise be to Allah for this. I invoke Allah to compensate me with a deep insight in this life and best reward in the Hereafter, as He (Exalted be He) promised through His Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). I ask of Him (Exalted be He) for a blessed end in this world and the Hereafter.

I started learning when I was very young and memorized the Qur'an before I reached puberty. I then started learning the religious and Arabic sciences from many of the scholars of Riyadh including the following eminent figures:

1­ Shaykh Muhammad ibn `Abdul­Latif ibn `Abdul­Rahman ibn Hasan ibn Al­Shaykh Muhammad ibn `Abdul­Wahhab (may Allah be merciful with them).

2­ Shaykh Salih ibn `Abdul­Aziz ibn `Abdul­Rahman ibn Hasan ibn Al­Shaykh Muhammad ibn `Abdul­Wahhab, the judge of Riyadh (may Allah be merciful with them).

3­ Shaykh Sa`d ibn Hamad ibn `Atiq, the judge of Riyadh (may Allah be merciful with him).

4­ Shaykh Hamad ibn Faris, the treasurer of Riyadh (may Allah be merciful with him).

5­ Shaykh Sa`d Waqqas Al­Bukhary (a scholar from Makkah Al­Mukarramah [may Allah be merciful with him]). I learnt from him the science of Tajwid (the art of Qur'anic recitation) in 1355 A.H.

6­ His Eminence, Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn `Abdul­Latif Al Al­Shaykh (may Allah be merciful with him). I attended his class for about ten years and learnt from him all religious sciences from 1347 to 1357 A.H. Then, he proposed me for the position of judge.

May Allah give them the best and highest reward! May He be pleased and merciful with them all!

I occupied a number of positions:

1­ Judge of the district of Al­Kharj area for a long time that lasted more than fourteen years from 1357­1371 A.H. I was appointed in the month of Jumada II in 1357 and stayed to the end of 1371 A.H.

2­ Teaching the sciences of Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), Al­Tawhid (Islamic Creed of Monotheism) and the Hadith in the scientific institute of Riyadh in 1372 A.H., and the faculty of Shari`ah (Islamic Law) in Riyadh after it was established in 1373 A.H. I worked there for nine years until 1380 A.H.

3­ In 1381 A.H., I was appointed as a deputy of the president of the Islamic University in Al­Madinah Al­ Munawwarah. I occupied this post until 1390 A.H.

4­ I occupied the post of the president of the Islamic university in 1390 A.H., after the death of the former president Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al Al­Shaykh (may Allah be merciful with Him) in the month of Ramadan, 1390. I remained in this position until 1395 A.H.

5­ In 14/10/1395 A.H., a royal decree was issued assigning me in the position of General Chairman of the Departments of Scholarly Research, Ifta', Da`wah, and Guidance. I stayed in this position until 1414 A.H.

6­ In 20/1/1414 A.H., a royal decree was issued appointing me as the General Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the President of the Council of Senior Scholars and the Chairman of the Departments of Scholarly Research and Ifta'. I am still in this position until now.

I ask Allah to help me and grant me success and right judgment.

In the present time, I also hold the membership of many scientific and Islamic councils including:

1­ President of Council of Senior Scholars, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.