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PM Shehbaz, Field Marshal Munir share top spot in list of world's 500 most influential Muslims

Pakistan Published 15 November 2026, 12:52 · archived 15 Nov 2026

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir have been jointly named at the top of this year’s list of the world’s 500 most influential Muslims, alongside the leaderships of Saudi Arabia and Turkiye. The annual ranking is compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (RISSC), an Amman-based research institute that has published it since 2009. This is the first time in the list’s history that more than one entry has shared the No. 1 position. The shared spot covers five people across three entries: the Pakistani premier and army chief, Saudi Arabia...

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