Ali Ahmed Mullah

Ali Ahmed Mullah
على أحمد ملا
Muazzin Ali Abdul Rahman Ahmed Mulla
Chief Muezzin of Masjid al-Haram[1]
TitleSheikh, Qari, Muezzin
Personal
Born (1947-07-05) 5 July 1947 (age 77)
ReligionIslam
Nationality Saudi Arabian
JurisprudenceHanbali
Notable work(s)Served as a muezzin at the Masjid al-Haram with for 34 years[2]

Ali Ahmed Mullah (born 5 July 1947), is the veteran muazzin (caller for prayer) at the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia for the past three decades.[3][4][5] Ali Ahmed Mulla is the longest serving muazzin for the Masjid al-Haram and has been following his family tradition in this profession since 1975.[1]

He is widely respected across the Muslim world and recordings of his Adhan are widely bought and enjoyed by Muslims and non-Muslims around the world through a wide variety of media. He also has stated that his main job other than a muezzin at the holy mosque is working in his self-owned business. He married 4 times had 3 children with each wife.[citation needed] His son, Atef bin Ali Ahmed Mulla, is now carrying on his legacy and he made his debut in Masjid-al-Haraam on 4 April 2022.[6]

  1. ^ a b "কাবা শরিফের প্রবীণ মুয়াজ্জিনের কণ্ঠে আজান যেমন | কালের কণ্ঠ". Kalerkantho (in Bengali). 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  2. ^ "FaceOf: Sheikh Ali Ahmad Mulla, muezzin of the Grand Mosque in Makkah". www.arabnews.com. 2021-09-06. Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  3. ^ Batool, Zehra (2021-07-17). "Sheikh Ali Ahmed Mulla, The 'Bilal' Of Grand Mosque Is The Voice You've Been Hearing For 4 Decades!". Parhlo. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  4. ^ "'Bilal' - muezzin of Grand Mosque of Mecca for four decades". 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  5. ^ "FaceOf: Sheikh Ali Ahmad Mulla, muezzin of the Grand Mosque in Makkah". Arabnews.com. Arabnews. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  6. ^ Debut Adhan | Sheikh 'Aatif Bin 'Ali Ahmed Mulla (Adhaan Fajr Al Awwal) at Masjid Al Haram., retrieved 2022-07-19