Prof. Dr. Abdul Majeed al-Zindani | |
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عبد المجيد الزنداني | |
| Born | January 1, 1942 |
| Died | April 22, 2024 (aged 82) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality | Saudi Arabia |
| Occupation(s) | Academic, politician |
| Notable work | The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology with Islamic Additions |
Abdul Majeed al-Zindani (Arabic: عبد المجيد الزنداني, romanized: ʿAbd al-Majīd al-Zindānī; January 1, 1942 – April 22, 2024) was a Yemeni Islamist politician and founder and head of the Iman University in Yemen. He was also the head of Al-Islah political movement and founder of the Commission on Scientific Signs in the Quran and Sunnah, based in Saudi Arabia.[1] He has been described by Daniel Golden of the Wall Street Journal as "a charismatic Yemeni academic and politician"[2] and by CNN as "a provocative cleric with a flaming red beard".[3]