Career
He started his Imamate in Mecca on 23 May 1984 where he lead the Asr prayer, and his first Khutba to the people was on the 15th of Ramadan that year. He was honoured to lead funeral prayer for Sheikh Ali Jaber in 2005, a previous Imam of the Grand Mosque whose style of recitation of the Quran had great influence on Sheikh Al-Sudais' own. He is of Hanbali jurisprudence in accordance with the majority of the Arabian Peninsula. He is also known for his sermons calling on believers to help other Muslims in war-torn regions.
In 2005, Al-Sudais was named by the Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA) Organising Committee as its 9th annual "Islamic Personality Of the Year" in recognition of his devotion to the Quran and Islam. When accepting his award in Dubai, he said: "The message of Islam and Muslims is modesty, fairness, security, stability, sympathy, harmony and kindness."
In May 7, 2012, Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz diretcly appointed Sheikh Sudais as head of the Presidency for the affairs of Two Holy Mosques with the rank of a minister. Which mean that sheikh sudais is chairman of affairs committe of Haramain Shrifain.
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