Mahmoud Shaltout

Shaykh Mahmud Shaltout (1893-1963) was an Egyptian Islamic scholar. He was the shaykh or grand imam, i.e. the leader, of Al-Azhar Islamic Institute in Egypt from 1958 to 1963. He is known for introducing the teaching of the fiqh (jurisprudence) of Zaydi and Twelver Shi'a Islam to the university alongside the fiqh of the four Sunni madhhabs (traditions of jurisprudence).

References

* Bagley, F.R.C., "The Azhar and Shiism," "English Muslim World," vol. 50 (1960), pp. 122-129, as reprinted at [http://www.geocities.com/ahlulbayt14/shaltut.html] .
* "The Grand Imams of Al-Azhar (Shuyukhul Azhar)" at [http://www.sunnah.org/history/Scholars/mashaykh_azhar.htm www.sunnah.org] .