The Muslim 500: The World's 500 Most Influential Muslims 2020
The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (RISSC), Amman, Yordania · 2020
Abstract
The 2020 edition of the annual publication The Muslim 500, compiled by The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in Amman, Jordan, containing profiles of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world from the fields of religion, politics, economics, science, media, the arts, sport, and social movements. The main section features the top 50 figures, who in this edition include the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmad al-Tayyeb, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, King Salman, King Abdullah II, President Erdogan, King Mohammed VI, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Habib Umar bin Hafiz, and President Joko Widodo, along with other Indonesian figures such as the leaders of NU and Muhammadiyah. The cover features the Persons of the Year 2020, namely US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. The book also contains statistics on the world Muslim population, a map of the schools of thought (madhhab), and reviews of the main issues facing Muslims, making it useful as a reference map of global Islamic leadership and authority.
How to cite
S. Abdallah Schleifer (editor kepala) (ed.), “The Muslim 500: The World's 500 Most Influential Muslims 2020”, The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (RISSC), Amman, Yordania, 2020. KBA13 Academy Archive and Library, KBA-BKU-2020-0002.