About Qari Saad Al Ghamdi
Saʻad al-Ghāmidī (سعد الغامدي) is a Qāriʾ and former imam of the great holy mosque Masjid an-Nabawi. He has served as an imam to Muslim communities worldwide.
Biography:
- Born: 1967, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
- Religion: Islam
- Nationality: Saudi
- Jurisprudence: Hanbali, Salafi
- Education: Studied Islamic law in Mecca
- Occupation: Qari (Quran reciter), Imam, Scholar
Saʻad al-Ghāmidī memorized the entire Quran in 1983 at the age of 16. He is widely acclaimed for his expertise in tajwīd. Al-Ghāmidī studied Islamic law in Dammam, particularly in the school of Sharia. In 2012, he was appointed as the Imam of the Yousef bin Ahmed Kanoo Mosque in Dammam before serving in several mosques worldwide, including in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Austria.
During Ramadan 2009, Sheikh Saʻad al-Ghāmidī served as an Imam during the Tarāwīḥ prayers in the al-Masjid an-Nabawi (the Prophet’s Mosque) in Medina.