Saad al Ghamdi
Saudi Arabian Imam and Qari
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Sa'ad al-Ghāmidī (Arabic: سعد الغامدي) is a Qāriʾ and a guest imam of the holy mosque Masjid an-Nabawi. Shaykh Sa'ad al-Ghamdi has served as imam to Islamic communities internationally.[1]
Biography
Al-Ghāmidī was born in Dammam, Eastern Province in 1967. He received his primary education in his hometown, attending Musab bin Umair Elementary School, then Al-Faisal Intermediate School, and finally Al-Shati Secondary School.[1]
He graduated from Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University at the College of Sharia in Al-Ahsa, where he was reviewing and mastering the Quran, for which he was often noted for his acclaimed tajwīd. In 1990, he memorized the entire Quran at 22 years old.[2][3]
He worked as a teacher until 1995. He worked as an educational supervisor for Islamic education in Dammam until 2003. He currently works as the general supervisor of Muhammad Al-Fatih Private Schools in Dammam.[4]
Sheikh Saʻad al-Ghāmidī led the Tarāwīḥ prayers, serving as guest imam, in the Prophet's Mosque during Ramadan 2009.[5]
In 2012, he became the imam of the Yousef bin Ahmed Kanoo Mosque in Dammam while also performing in several mosques in the United States, the United Kingdom, Austria, Kuwait, and Bahrain.[6]
He has also produced albums of Islamic nasheeds.[7]