The late Sheikh Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Al Mubarak United Arab Emirates

The late Sheikh Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Al Mubarak was born into a family of religious and judicial scholars. He went on to play an important role in the formation of Abu Dhabi’s judicial system. Taught by his father, a well-known judicial scholar and confident of Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, known as Zayed The First, Sheikh Ahmed was well known as a judge in the region.

Combining teaching with a career in the judiciary, in 1969 he was appointed by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan as Chairman of the Shari’a Judicial Department in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

As Chairman, he played a crucial role in the establishment of the Shari’a court system in the Emirate, in addition to overseeing the construction of the court complex. Following the establishment of the UAE Union, Sheikh Ahmed was appointed Shari’a advisor to the State, contributing to the development of Islamic and Shari’a sciences in the country.

Through his sermons and television broadcasts, his education, and his writings in many books on Islamic and the judicial sciences, Sheikh Ahmed played a critical role in raising awareness and culture.

Representing the UAE internationally on many occasions, notably at conferences on the dialogue between religions, he was a member of a number of global organisations and significant research linked to Islamic civilization. His work continued up until his death in 1988. He has left behind a positive legacy that presents a balanced picture of the true spirit of Islam: Peace and Tolerance.