Hamid Bin Ahmad Al-Rifaie


Hamid Bin Ahmad Al-Rifaie is a Saudi Arabian activist and thinker, president of the International Islamic Forum for Dialogue , and co-president of the World Muslim Congress.

Biography

Al-Rifaie was born in 1940 in Busor Alharer village in the Huraan region of Syria to a well-known family. His father, Sheikh Ahmed bin Zaal Beck Al-Rifaie, was an American educated tribal leader. His grandfather, Sheikh Zaal Beck Al-Rifaie, was also from the leaders and dignitaries in Huraan. He played an important role in the national revolution against the French, and was the right-hand man of Huraan Sheikh Ismail Pasha Al-Rifaie during and after the French mandate over Syria.

Hamid Al-Rifaie earned his B.Sc. in Chemistry and geology from the University of Damascus and M.Sc. in Industrial Organic Chemistry from Al-Azhar University and Surry University. He was awarded his PhD in Organic Chemistry from Cairo University.

Career

International Islamic Forum for Dialogue

Al-Rifaie, during his activities in IIFD, signed more than ten protocols pertaining to dialogue between IIFD and international cultural and religious foundations such as: