Biography and responsibilities
Profile overview
Sheikh Mohammad Ahmad Abdul Ghafar Amer holds a degree in Fundamentals of Religion from Al-Azhar University, graduating with a grade of Very Good. He also completed the preparatory master’s programme in Islamic Studies at Beirut Islamic University with a high Very Good grade. He holds the Advanced Certificate in Qur’anic Readings from Al-Azhar’s Institute of Readings, as well as a diploma in educational qualification from Al-Azhar University’s Faculty of Education.
He specializes in the Holy Qur’an and the science of Qur’anic readings. He holds ijazahs in the ten minor canonical readings through the paths of Al-Shatibiyyah and Al-Durrah, and in the ten major readings through the path of Tayyibat Al-Nashr. He also holds several ijazahs in the reading of Imam Asim through the narrations of Hafs and Shu’bah.
He began working as an imam and Friday preacher in 2005 and has taught Qur’an memorization through intensive and non-intensive methods since 2008. He has participated in judging Qur’anic competitions since 2007.
His experience also includes managing Qur’anic centres since 2011 and working as a teacher and coordinator of Islamic education since 2017. His career combines religious outreach, Islamic education, Qur’an memorization and supervision of Qur’anic programmes.
