Editing The 500 Most Influential Muslims (section)

==Current top nine influential muslims in the World==
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|- style="height:50px"
! style="width:2em;"| Rank
! style="width:2em;"| Change
! Name
! Citizenship
! Age
! Image
! Occupation
! Source of Influence
! Influence
! School of Thought
! style="width:9em;"| Previous rankings:
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|- style="vertical-align:middle; height:50px; text-align:left;"
| style="padding-right:9px; text-align:center;" |*01
| align="center"|{{increase}}1+
| [[Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani]]
| align="center" | {{flagicon|Qatar}}<br />[[Qatar]]
| {{birth date and age|1980|06|03|df=y}}
| [[File:تميم بن حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني (49759678641) (cropped).jpg|69px]]
| [[Emir of Qatar]]
| [[Economical]] & [[Political]].:
| Ruler of Qatar.:  
| [[Sunni|Traditional Sunni]]
| 19 (2019)<br />12 (2020) {{increase}}7<br />11 (2021) {{increase}}1<br />1 (2022) {{increase}}5+<br />3 (2023) {{increase}}1.:
|-
|- style="vertical-align:middle; height:67px; text-align:left;"
| style="padding-right:9px; text-align:center;" |*02
| align="center" | {{decrease}}1-
| [[Salman of Saudi Arabia|King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}<br />[[Saudi Arabia]]
| {{Birth date and age|1935|12|31|mf=y}}
| [[File:Salman bin Abdull aziz December 9, 2013.jpg|67px]]
|[[King of Saudi Arabia]] and [[Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques]]
| [[Economical]] &  [[Political]] & [[Administration (government)|Administrative]].:
|King with authority over 31.5+* million residents of Saudi Arabia and approximately 12+* million pilgrims annually. 
| [[Salafi|Hanbali Sunni-Salafi]]
| 3 (2016) {{increase}} <br />3 (2017) {{steady}}<br />2 (2018) {{increase}}1<br />2 (2019) {{steady}}<br />4 (2020) {{decrease}}2<br />2 (2021) {{increase}}2<br/>2 (2022) {{steady}}<br />1 (2023) {{decrease}}3.:
|-
|- style="vertical-align:middle; height:50px; text-align:left;"
| style="padding-right:9px; text-align:center;" |*03
| align="center" | {{increase}}09+
| [[Umar bin Hafiz]]
| align="center" | {{flagicon|Yemen}}<br/>[[Yemen]]
| {{birth date and age|1963|05|27|df=y}}
| [[File:Habib Umar bin Hafidz, Nabawi TV, 08.44.jpg|67px]]
| Founder and Dean of [[Dar al-Mustafa]] [[Madrasa|Islamic seminary]].:
| [[Scholarly]], & [[Lineage (anthropology)|Lineage]].:
| [[Preacher]], & Spiritual Guide Millions of [[Arabs]].: 
| [[Sunni|Traditional Sunni]]
| 33 (2009)<br/>37 (2010) {{decrease}}4<br/>37 (2011) {{steady}}<br/>36 (2012) {{increase}}1<br/>28 (2013/14) {{increase}}8<br /> 28 (2014/15) {{steady}}<br />28 (2016) {{steady}}<br />25 (2017) {{increase}}3<br />10 (2018) {{increase}}15<br />8 (2019) {{increase}}2<br />9 (2020) {{decrease}}1<br />9 (2021) {{steady}}<br />11 (2022) {{decrease}}2<br/>11(2023) {{steady}}.:
|-
|- style="vertical-align:middle; height:67px; text-align:left;"
| style="padding-right:9px; text-align:center;"|*04
| align="center"| {{increase}}2+
| [[Abdel Fattah el-Sisi|Abdel Fattah el-Sisi]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Egypt}}<br/>[[Egypt]]
| {{Birth date and age|1954|11|19|mf=y}}
| [[File:AbdelFattah Elsisi (cropped) (b).jpg|69px]]
|President of the [[Egypt]] :
| Administration of [[Political]] Affairs, [[Philanthropy]], [[Charitable organization|Charity]] and [[Economic development|Development]], [[Political]]
| [[Military]] and [[political]] leadership.:
| Traditional Sunni
| 22 (2009)<br/>22 (2010) {{steady}}<br/>18 (2011) {{increase}}4<br/>15 (2012) {{increase}}3<br/>10 (2013/14) {{increase}}5<br/>9 (2014/15) {{increase}}1<br/>7 (2016) {{decrease}}2<br/>12 (2017) {{decrease}}5<br/>15 (2018) {{decrease}}3<br/>15 (2019) {{steady}}<br/>3 (2020) {{increase}}12<br/>7 (2021) {{decrease}}4<br/>8 (2022) {{decrease}}1<br />8 (2023) {{steady}}.:
|-
|- style="vertical-align:middle; height:67px; text-align:left;"
| style="padding-right:9px; text-align:center;"|*05
| align="center"| {{steady}}
| [[Abdullah II of Jordan|King Abdullah II of Jordan]]
| align="center" | {{flagicon|Jordan}}<br/>[[Jordan]]
| {{Birth date and age|1962|01|30|mf=y}}
| [[File:King Abdullah II (cropped).jpg|69px]]
|[[List of kings of Jordan|King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan]]
| [[Political]], [[Lineage (anthropology)|Lineage]].:
| King with authority over approximately 07+* million Jordanians and outreach to traditional Islam. Custodian of the Holy Sites in Jerusalem.
| [[Sunni|Traditional Sunni]]
| 4 (2009)<br />4 (2010) {{steady}}<br />4 (2011) {{steady}}<br />7 (2012) {{decrease}}3<br />4 (2013/14) {{increase}}3<br />4 (2014/15) {{steady}}<br />1 (2016) {{increase}}3 <br/>2 (2017) {{decrease}}1<br/>3 (2018) {{decrease}}1<br/>3 (2019) {{steady}}<br/>5 (2020) {{decrease}}3<br/>4 (2021) {{increase}}1<br/>5 (2022) {{decrease}}1<br/>5 (2023) {{steady}}1.:
|-
|- style="vertical-align:middle; height:67px; text-align:left;"
| style="padding-right:9px; text-align:center;" |*06
| align="center"|{{decrease}}1-
| [[Ali Khamenei|Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei]]
| align="center" | {{flagicon|Iran}}<br />[[Iran]]
| {{Birth date and age|1939|04|19|mf=y}}
| [[File:Seyyed Ali Khamenei.jpg|69px]]
| [[Supreme Leader of Iran|Supreme Leader of the Republic of Iran]]
|[[Political]], [[Administration (government)|Administrative]].:
|Supreme Leader of 82.5+* million Iranians. Ayatollah of Twelver Shias worldwide.
|Traditional [[Twelver]] [[Shia Islam|Shi‘a]], Revolutionary Shi'ism, [[Usuli]]
| 2 (2009)<br />3 (2010) {{increase}}1<br />5 (2011) {{decrease}}2<br />6 (2012) {{decrease}}1<br />3 (2013/14) {{increase}}3<br />3 (2014/15) {{steady}}<br />4 (2016) {{decrease}}<br />4 (2017) {{steady}}<br/>4(2018) {{steady}}<br/>4(2019){{steady}}<br/>2 (2020){{increase}}2<br/>3(2021) {{decrease}}1<br/>3 (2022) {{steady}}<br/>2(2023)
{{steady}}3.:
|-
|- style="vertical-align:middle; height:67px; text-align:left;"
| style="padding-right:9px; text-align:center;"|*07
| align="center"| {{increase}}2+
| [[Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan|Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|UAE}}<br/>[[UAE]]
| {{Birth date and age|1961|03|11|mf=y}}
| [[File:His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on February 11, 2016.jpg|69px]]
| Ruler of [[Abu Dhabi]] and President of the [[UAE]].:
| Administration of [[Religious]] Affairs, [[Philanthropy]], [[Charitable organization|Charity]] and [[Economic development|Development]], [[Political]]
| [[Military]] and [[political]] leadership.:
| Traditional Sunni
| 22 (2009)<br/>22 (2010) {{steady}}<br/>18 (2011) {{increase}}4<br/>15 (2012) {{increase}}3<br/>10 (2013/14) {{increase}}5<br/>9 (2014/15) {{increase}}1<br/>7 (2016) {{decrease}}2<br/>12 (2017) {{decrease}}5<br/>15 (2018) {{decrease}}3<br/>15 (2019) {{steady}}<br/>3 (2020) {{increase}}12<br/>7 (2021) {{decrease}}4<br/>8 (2022) {{decrease}}1<br />8 (2023) {{steady}}.:
|-
|- style="vertical-align:middle; height:50px; text-align:left;"
| style="padding-right:9px; text-align:center;" |*08
| align="center"|{{steady}}3+.:
| [[Ali al-Sistani|Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Iraq}}<br/>[[Iraq]]
| {{Birth date and age|1930|08|04|mf=y}}
| [[File:Ali Sistani edit1.jpg|69px]]
| [[Marja']] of the [[Hawza]], [[Najaf]], Iraq
| [[Scholarly]], [[Lineage (anthropology)|Lineage]].:
| Highest authority for 21* Million [[Iraqis|Iraqi]] Shi‘a, and also internationally as [[religious]] authority to Usuli Twelver Shi‘a.
| Traditional Twelver Shi‘a, [[Usuli]]
| 7 (2009)<br/>8 (2010) {{decrease}}1<br/>10 (2011) {{decrease}}2<br/>13 (2012) {{decrease}}3<br/>8 (2013/14) {{increase}}5<br/>7 (2014/15) {{increase}}1<br/>9 (2016) {{decrease}}2 <br/>7 (2017) {{increase}}2<br/>8 (2018) {{decrease}}1<br/>7 (2019) {{increase}}1<br/>8 (2020) {{decrease}}1<br/>8 (2021) {{steady}}<br/>9 (2022) {{decrease}}1<br />9 (2023) {{steady}}.:
|-
|- style="vertical-align:middle; height:67px; text-align:left;"
| style="padding-right:9px; text-align:center;" |*09
| align="center" | {{decrease}}3-
| [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]]
| align="center" | {{flagicon|Turkey}}<br />[[Turkey]]
| {{Birth date and age| 1954|02|26|mf=y}}
| [[File:Recep_Tayyip_Erdoğan_2019_(cropped).jpg|69px]]
| [[President of Turkey]]
|[[Economical]] & [[Political]].:
| President of over 85+* million Turkish citizens 
| [[Sunni|Traditional Sunni]], [[Hanafi]]
| 5 (2009)<br />2 (2010) {{increase}}3<br />3 (2011) {{decrease}}1<br />2 (2012) {{increase}}1<br />6 (2013/14) {{decrease}}4<br />6 (2014/15) {{steady}}<br />8 (2016) {{decrease}}2<br/> 8 (2017) {{steady}}<br/> 5 (2018) {{increase}}3<br/> 1 (2019) {{increase}}4 <br/>6 (2020) {{decrease}}5<br/>1 (2021) {{increase}}5<br/>4 (2022) {{decrease}}3<br />4 (2023) {{steady}}.:
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|- style="vertical-align:middle; height:67px; text-align:left;"
| style="padding-right:9px; text-align:center;"|10*
| align="center"| {{decrease}}2-
| [[Muhammad Taqi Usmani|Mufti Taqi Usmani]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Pakistan}}<br/>[[Pakistan]]
| {{Birth date and age|1943|10|05|mf=y}}
| [[File:Taqi Usmani in London (2016).jpg|69px]]
| [[Deobandi| Deobandi leader]]
| [[Scholar]] & [[Lineage (anthropology)|Lineage]].:
| [[Preacher]], & Spiritual Guide Millions of Sunni Muslims 
| Leading scholar of Islamic jurisprudence who is considered to be the intellectual leader of the Sunni Muslim (Deobandi) movement. Veteran figure of [[Islamic]] Banking and [[finance]].
|[[Sunni|Traditional Sunni]], [[Hanafi]],(Deobandi) Sunni Movement.:
| 27 (2009)<br/>31 (2010) {{decrease}}4<br/>32 (2011) {{decrease}}1<br/>32 (2012) {{steady}}<br/>25 (2013/14) {{increase}}7<br/>19 (2014/15) {{increase}}6<br/>22 (2016) {{decrease}}3<br/>6 (2017) {{increase}}16<br/>7 (2018) {{decrease}}1<br/>6 (2019) {{increase}}1<br/>1 (2020) {{increase}}5<br/>5 (2021) {{decrease}}4<br/>6 (2022) {{decrease}}3<br />6 (2023 {{steady}}.:
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