Sisi appoints Secretary-General of Islamic Research Academy Nazir Mohamed Ayyad as Egypt’s Grand Mufti

CAIRO – 11 August 2024: As per a Presidential decree on Sunday, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi appointed the Secretary general of the Islamic Research Academy Nazir Mohamed Ayyad as Egypt’s Grand Mufti for four years to be a successor to outgoing Grand Mufti Shawky Allam.

Appointing Dr. Ayyad as the Grand Mufti came upon recommendation from Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb, said Al Azhar Sheikhdom in a statement on Sunday.

Ayyad is a Philosophy of Religions and Doctrines professor and vice-president of the Islamic and Arabic studies faculty in Kafr El Sheikh, according to the Islamic Research Academy's official website.

In 1995, he obtained a BA at Fundamentals of Religion in Doctrine and Philosophy, then a Master's degree in Fundamentals of Religion, specializing in Doctrine and Philosophy in 2000, then a PhD in 2003.

He also was a lecturer at several Islamic universities in Libya and Saudi Arabia.