Ibrahim al-Sakran

Sheikh Ibrahim al-Sakran (born 4 April 1976) is a Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar, writer, researcher, lawyer and thinker.

Sheikh Ibrahim al-Sakran
Born (1976-04-04) April 4, 1976
NationalitySaudi Arabian
EducationKing Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (one year)

College of Sharia, Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University (BA) Higher Institute of The Judiciary of Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University (MA in Sharia politics)

University of Essex (MA in international trade law)
Occupation(s)Islamic scholar, writer, researcher, lawyer, thinker
Criminal penalty5 years of prison
Criminal statusReleased in 2020 and rearrested shortly after

Education

He entered the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and studied for one year and then left the university and went to the College of Sharia at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh. After graduation he obtained a master's degree in Sharia politics from the Higher Institute of The Judiciary of Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, then he went to the United Kingdom and received a master's degree in international trade law at the University of Essex in Colchester.[1]

Arrest

In June 2016, Sheikh al-Sakran was arrested at his home in Riyadh by Saudi officials and sentenced to five years of prison. He was then released in 2020 after four years of prison and was rearrested shortly in 2020 after the release.[2][3][4]

References
  1. "Ibrahim Al-Sakran: A Journey Between Liberalism, Salafism, Prison, and "Freedom"". May 2020.
  2. "Saudi Arabia re-arrested Sheikh Ibrahim al-Sakran". 24 July 2020.
  3. "من هو الشيخ إبراهيم السكران الذي أُفيد بإطلاق سراحه من سجن سعودي؟". BBC News عربي.
  4. "إبراهيم السكران.. الليبرالي الذي تحول للتدين فسجنه بن سلمان". Retrieved 14 July 2021.


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