Editing The 500 Most Influential Muslims (section)

===2011 edition===
In 2011, achievements of a lifetime were given more weight than achievements within the current year. which meant that the lists of names were going to change gradually, rather than dramatically, year-on-year. The [[Arab Spring]] had no impact on Saudi King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia's influence, it had boosted King Mohammed VI of Morocco's influence, who moved up to second place, and it had no effect on Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who came in third place.

Erdoğan was expected by many to receive the top spot in light of the Arab Spring. Erdoğan was credited with Turkey's "Muslim democracy", and was seen as the leader of a country that, as the [[Brookings Institution]] said, "played the 'most constructive' role in the Arab events."

Emir of Qatar Sheikh [[Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani]] influence rose during the Arab Spring, moving him to sixth place. He had driven much of the Arab Spring through the coverage given by ''[[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]]'', given financial support to protesters and political support to Libya, making him arguably the biggest enabler of the Arab Spring.