Salman Al-Sulami

Okaz/Saudi Gazette

MAKKAH – The father of Sheikh Abdurahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency for the Two Holy Mosques Affairs, passed away here on Wednesday.

Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Sudais was buried at Al-Adl graveyard in Makkah after the Fajr prayer Thursday morning following funeral prayers at the Grand Mosque.



Sheikh Abdullah Al-Johani, imam and khateeb of the Grand Mosque, led the prayer, which was attended by a large number of scholars, officials, teachers and students of Umm Al-Qura University, in addition to thousands of pilgrims.



Sheikh Abdulaziz, himself a well-known scholar, died at King Abdullah Medical City on Wednesday evening after a protracted illness.