Saad Al-Ghamdi (Arabic: سعد الغامدي; born 19 May 1967) is a Saudi qari and imam from Dammam. His complete recitation of the Quran, valued for its clear tajweed, is played and used for learning by Muslims around the world. He is one of the six reciters in the Muslim Chat Quran.
Early life and education
Al-Ghamdi was born in Dammam, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, on 19 May 1967. He completed the memorisation of the Quran in 1990, at the age of twenty-two, and graduated from the College of Sharia of Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Al-Ahsa.
Career
In Ramadan 2009 he led Tarawih prayers as a guest imam at Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah. In Dammam he has served as an imam and as the supervisor of a group of schools, and he has led prayers in mosques in many countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Kuwait and Bahrain.
Style
His murattal recitation is steady and clear, at a pace that is easy to follow word by word in the Mushaf — one reason it is a popular choice for learning and memorising.
Listening in Muslim Chat
In the Muslim Chat Quran, open any Surah and choose Al-Ghamdi under Recitation: the Surah is recited ayah by ayah, the ayah being recited is highlighted on the Mushaf page, and the pages turn by themselves. The Surah pages of this website have the same choice. Listen to Al-Ghamdi recite Surah Ya-Sin, Surah Ar-Rahman, Surah Al-Mulk, Surah Al-Kahf or Surah Al-Fatihah.
See also
- Abdul Basit Abdus Samad — Egyptian qari (1927–1988) known as “the Golden Throat”
- Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary — Egyptian qari (1917–1980)
- Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi — Egyptian qari (1920–1969) from a family of reciters
- Mishary Rashid Alafasy — Kuwaiti qari and imam (born 1976)
- Abdur-Rahman As-Sudais — Saudi qari and imam of Masjid al-Haram in Makkah since 1984
- List of Quran reciters in Muslim Chat
- Qari — what a reciter is
- Read the Holy Quran online
References
- Saad al Ghamdi. Wikipedia. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- Saad al-Ghamdi — reciter page. Quran.com. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 3 October 2026.