The 500 Most Influential Muslims

500 Most Influential Muslims is an annual publication that ranks the most influential Muslims in the world.

Current top nine influential muslims in the World

 Rank Change Name Citizenship Age Image Occupation Source of Influence Influence School of Thought Previous rankings:*01 10+ Umar bin Hafiz Yemen  67px Founder and Dean of Dar al-Mustafa Islamic seminary Scholarly, Lineage Preacher, Spiritual Guide   Traditional Sunni 33 (2009)37 (2010) 437 (2011) 36 (2012) 128 (2013/14) 8 28 (2014/15) 28 (2016) 25 (2017) 310 (2018) 158 (2019) 29 (2020) 19 (2021) 11 (2022) 211 (2023) *02 1- King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud Saudi Arabia  67pxKing of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Political & Administrative. King with authority over 38.5 million residents of Saudi Arabia and approximately 14 million pilgrims annually.  Hanbali Sunni-Salafi 3 (2016)  3 (2017) 2 (2018) 12 (2019) 4 (2020) 22 (2021) 22 (2022) 1 (2023) 1*031- Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Iran  67px Supreme Leader of the Republic of Iran Political, Administrative Supreme Leader of 82.5 million Iranians. Ayatollah of Twelver Shias worldwide. Traditional Twelver Shi‘a, Revolutionary Shi'ism, Usuli 2 (2009)3 (2010) 15 (2011) 26 (2012) 13 (2013/14) 33 (2014/15) 4 (2016) 4 (2017) 4 (2018) 4 (2019) 2 (2020) 23 (2021) 13 (2022) 2 (2023) 1*04 1- Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Qatar  67px Emir of Qatar Political Ruler of Qatar.   Traditional Sunni 19 (2019)12 (2020) 711 (2021) 11 (2022) 5+3 (2023) 2*05  King Abdullah II of Jordan Jordan  70pxKing of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Political, Lineage King with authority over approximately 7 million Jordanians and outreach to traditional Islam. Custodian of the Holy Sites in Jerusalem. Traditional Sunni 4 (2009)4 (2010) 4 (2011) 7 (2012) 34 (2013/14) 34 (2014/15) 1 (2016) 3 2 (2017) 13 (2018) 13 (2019) 5 (2020) 34 (2021) 15 (2022) 15 (2023) *06 2+ Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan UAE  70px Ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the UAE Administration of Religious Affairs, Philanthropy, Charity and Development, Political Military and political leadership. Traditional Sunni 22 (2009)22 (2010) 18 (2011) 415 (2012) 310 (2013/14) 59 (2014/15) 17 (2016) 212 (2017) 515 (2018) 315 (2019) 3 (2020) 127 (2021) 48 (2022) 18 (2023) *07 3- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Turkey  70px President of Turkey Political President of over 85 million Turkish citizens  Traditional Sunni, Hanafi 5 (2009)2 (2010) 33 (2011) 12 (2012) 16 (2013/14) 46 (2014/15) 8 (2016) 2 8 (2017)  5 (2018) 3 1 (2019) 4 6 (2020) 51 (2021) 54 (2022) 34 (2023) *08 2- Mufti Taqi Usmani Pakistan  70px  Deobandi leader Scholar Leading scholar of Islamic jurisprudence who is considered to be the intellectual leader of the Deobandi movement. Veteran figure of Islamic banking and finance. Traditional Sunni, Hanafi, Deobandi Movement 27 (2009)31 (2010) 432 (2011) 132 (2012) 25 (2013/14) 719 (2014/15) 622 (2016) 36 (2017) 167 (2018) 16 (2019) 11 (2020) 55 (2021) 46 (2022) 36 (2023 *09  Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani Iraq  70px Marja' of the Hawza, Najaf, Iraq Scholarly, Lineage Highest authority for 21 million Iraqi Shi‘a, and also internationally as religious authority to Usuli Twelver Shi‘a. Traditional Twelver Shi‘a, Usuli 7 (2009)8 (2010) 110 (2011) 213 (2012) 38 (2013/14) 57 (2014/15) 19 (2016) 2 7 (2017) 28 (2018) 17 (2019) 18 (2020) 18 (2021) 9 (2022) 19 (2023) 

 Previous top ten entrants 
RankChangeNameCitizenshipAgeImageOccupationSource of InfluenceInfluence School of ThoughtPrevious rankingsTop 10* List.:03*.Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al ThaniQatar
Emir of Qatar66x67pxPolitical, Administrative, Lineage, PhilanthropyPolitical leader of over 1.5 million residents of oil-rich Qatar.:Moderate Sunni Islam.:Top 10* List(2009)21 (2010)6 (2011) 155 (2011) 1 top 10* (2013/14) Top 450 (2014/15) Top 450 (2016) Top 10* List19*.King Abdullah bin AbdulazizSaudi Arabia – 213x205pxKing of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.:Political,Administrative, & Lineage.:King of over 31* million in Saudi Arabia, 2.4 million Hajj pilgrims and 12+ million Umrah pilgrims annually.Moderate Sunni & Salafi.:1 (2009)1 (2010) 1 (2011) 1 (2012) 2 (2013/14) 1)1 (2014/15) 1top 10* (2016)08*.1125*.Suldan:Qaboos bin Said al SaidOman67x68pxSultan of OmanLineage, Political, & Development.:Leader of 04 * million citizens and residents of Oman.Traditional Ibadi.:6 (2009)6 (2010) 9 (2011) 312 (2011) 39 (2013/14) 38 (2014/15) 16 (2016) 2.12.23*.Sh.Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan: (General) (MBZ):UAE66x67pxCrown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed ForcesAdministration of Religious Affairs, Philanthropy, Charity and Development, PoliticalMilitary and political leadership.Traditional Sunni.:22 (2009)22 (2010) 18 (2011) 415 (2012) 310 (2013/14) 59 (2014/15) 17 (2016) !!.Top 25* List.21*.Dr. Mohamed Morsi : Prf.Egypt93pxSupreme Guide of the Muslim BrotherhoodAdministrative, Political, International Islamic Networks.:Leader of a movement in Egypt the Middle East, Australia, Canada; & United Kingdom.:Traditional Muslim Sunni, Islamic & Muslims+Brothers.:Unlisted (2009)12 (2010)8 (2011) 44 (2012) 436 (2013/14) 32Top 450 (2014/15) 414Top 450 (2016) .13.24*.Dr. Sh.:Ahmed el-Tayeb Prf.:Egypt67x67pxGrand Sheikh of the Al-Azhar University and Grand Imam of the Al-Azhar MosqueAdministrative, Lineage.:Highest scholarly authority for most Sunni Muslims, runs the largest Sunni Islamic university. 450,000+” students.!!Traditional Sunni25 (2009)7 (2010) 187 (2011) 8 (2012) 11 (2013/14) 72 (2014/15) 12 (2016) .5525*.(Dr.Sh.)Ali Gomaa: Emm.:Egypt67x67pxGrand Mufti of The Arab Republic of EgyptScholarly, Political.:Legal authority over 111+* million Egyptians.Traditional Sunni, Shafi‘i10 (2009)10 (2010) 12 (2011) 214 (2013/14) 215 (2014/15) 116 (2016) 1.Top 20* List*.26*.4828*.Dr. Prf. Sh.Muhammet Fethullah GülenTurkey193x195pxTurkish Muslim preacher and founder of the Gülen movementScholarly, & Lineage.:Figure of spiritual and social leadership for millions of Turkish Muslims.Own movement.:13 (2009)13 (2011) 15 (2011) 210 (2011) 511 (2013/14) 114 (2014/15) 315 (2016) 1.Top 20* List29.Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah (Dr.) (Prf.)Syria67x67pxSupreme Guide of the Muslim Shia group in the Levant Area of Muslim ShiaAdministrative, Political, International Islamic NetworksLeader of a movement in the Levant Area; Middle East; and the United Kingdom. !!Traditional Muslim ShiaUnlisted (2009)12 (2010)8 (2011) 44 (2012) 436 (2013/14) 32Top 450 (2014/15) 414Top 450 (2016) .Top 20* List31.President Susilo Bambang YudhoyonoIndonesia213x205pxIndonesia : Former President.:Development, Economical, & Political.:Leader of 233.3 million citizens and residents of Indonesia.Traditional Sunni. !!Unspecified (2009)9 (2010)11 (2011) 29 (2011) 27 (2013/14) 2Unlisted (2014/15)increase (2016)1.
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 References 

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 The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2009 on Google Books

 A Defense of the Powerful: The Muslim 500 . The Islamic Monthly. June 18, 2012
 List of “Most Influential Muslims” Illustrates the Problem – and Presents Opportunities. American Islamic Forum for Democracy. November 30, 2012
https://islamchannel.tv/the-muslim-500-the-most-influential-muslims-in-the-world-2025-edition/.:
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