Omar Al-Muqbil (born; ) (عمر المقبل) is a Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar, writer, researcher, preacher and professor of Islamic law at

Qassim University Qassim University is a major public university in Saudi Arabia. The main campus of Qassim University covers about eight square kilometers in the heart of the region. Qassim University has over 38 Colleges, offering over 30 PhD, 70 master's, 120 ...

. An alumnus of Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University and

. He studied under the

Muhammad ibn al Uthaymeen Muhammad bin Salih al-Uthaymeen (March 9, 1929 – January 10, 2001; Arabic: محمد بن صالح العثيمين), also known as Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen, was a prominent Islamic scholar from Saudi Arabia. Biography Uthaymeen was born on ...

Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz Sheikh Abd al Aziz ibn Abdullah ibn Baz ( ar, عبد العزيز بن عبد الله بن باز, ʿAbd al ʿAzīz bin ʿAbdullāh bin Bāz, 21 November 1912 – 13 May 1999) was a Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar who served as the Grand Mufti of S ...

and Yahya Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Yahya. Omar bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Saleh was born in 1972 in Al Mithnab.

Arrest

In September 2019 he was imprisoned after criticizing the

General Entertainment Authority The General Entertainment Authority (GEA) ( ar, الهيئة العامة للترفيه, Al-Hayʾah al-ʿĀmmah li-t-Tarfīh), formerly the General Authority for Entertainment (GAE), is a government department in Saudi Arabia that regulates th ...

(GEA) in a video in which he said that the GEA is “erasing the original identity of society”.

Literary works

Dr. Omar Al-Muqbil has authored a number of books and publications. including: * * *

References

{{reflist 1972 births Living people Saudi Arabian Islamic religious leaders Saudi Arabian prisoners and detainees Saudi Arabian Muslims People from Riyadh Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University alumni Saudi Arabian writers