Sikandar Ali Khan (Islamic scholar)
Sikandar Ali Abdul-Kareem Khan is an Islamic theologian, philosopher and imam who is the current Grand Imam of Al-Azhar since 2120.
Early life He was born in 2079 in Dubai, the son of corporate executive Ali Abdul-Kareem Khan and science teacher Marija Khan.
In 2091, he was sent to Hampshire Country School (which is a school for academically gifted but socially challenged young people). In 2097, he graduated and did a degree in Islamic Studies at New York University Abu Dhabi.
Postgraduate education and career After getting his Bachelors' degree in 2101, he became an imam for two years, marrying Wadida in the second year. Then he moved to Al-Azhar in Cairo to do a PHD in Islamic Belief and Philosophy, which he achieved in 2108. Then he worked as a lecturer for three years before joining the Al-Khilafah Navy (in 2111, the same year Al-Khilafah Rasullalah was established) was a chaplain and leaving two years later. After that he lectured for another seven years (this time at Al-Azhar) before being appointed Grand Imam of Al-Azhar.
Personal life
He has three wives (Hatun Wadida Khan, Doctor Helen Shields-Khan PHD and Doctor Aisha Khan MD), four children and two brothers (a businessman and a chef).
His brother Fares has a Royal Guelphic Order for "services to cookery".
The Grand Imam Sikandar Ali Abdul-Kareem Khan PHD | |
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| Title | Grand Imam, Sheikh Al-Islam, Doctor of Philosophy |
| Personal | |
| Born | August the 8th 2079 Dubai |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | British-Pakistani (2079-2111), Pakistani-Egyptian (2113-) |
| Home town | Dubai |
| Spouse | Hatun Wadida Khan, Doctor Helen Shields-Khan PHD and Doctor Aisha Khan MD |
| Parents |
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| Denomination | Sunni |
| School | Ash'ari |
| Education | Bachelors' Degree in Islamic Studies Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Belief and Philosophy |
| Known for | Arguments for the existence of God, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar |
| Military service | |
| Institute | Al-Azhar Mosque |
| Philosophy | natural law theory, intuitionism, Platonism |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Cairo |
| Previous post | Lecturer at New York University Abu Dhabi (2108-2111)
Mulazim Thani at Al-Khilafah Navy (2111-2113) Lecturer at Al Azhar University (2113-2120) |
| Present post | Grand Imam of Al Azhar |