About Gad al-Haq
Lived 1917 – 1996 (aged 78). Gad al-Haq was an Egyptian mufti, imam and ulema, known for Grand Imam of Al-Azhar.
Gad al-Haq Ali Gad al-Haq also spelled Jadd al-Haqq (; 5 April 1917 – 15 March 1996) was Grand Imam of Al-Azhar from 1982 to 1996.
Life Born in Batra, Dakahlia Governorate and educated at a village school in the Nile Delta, he gained his scholar degree from al-Azhar University, Cairo. Finding a job as a clerk in the Mufti's office, he was promoted to the post of amin al-fatwa. In 1954 he became a judge. Nasser appointed him to the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in 1960. He died in 1996 of a heart attack in Cairo.
Awards and honors Gad al-Haq was awarded the King Faisal International Prize in 1995.
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Who was Gad al-Haq?
scientist of (Al-Azhar)
When was Gad al-Haq born?
Gad al-Haq was born on 5 April 1917 in Dakahlia Governorate.
When did Gad al-Haq die?
Gad al-Haq died on 15 March 1996 in Cairo.
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Gad al-Haq was a mufti, imam and ulema.
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Gad al-Haq was known for Grand Imam of Al-Azhar.
What nationality was Gad al-Haq?
Gad al-Haq was Egyptian.
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