Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy

Imam of Grand Mosque (Kuwait), Quran reciter, preacher, Nasheed artist
Person human Q948361
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Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy

Summary

Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy is a human[1]. Born in Kuwait City[2], he… he was born on September 5, 1976[3]. He worked as a qāriʾ[4] and imam[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (939 views/month, #6,996 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy was born in Kuwait City[2].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy was born on September 5, 1976[3].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy held citizenship in Kuwait[7].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's professions included qāriʾ[4].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's professions included imam[5].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's field of work was qira'at[8].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's field of work was nasheed[9].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's education included a stint at Islamic University of Madinah[10].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's religion is recorded as Islam[11].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam[12].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy is recorded as male[13].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's Commons category is recorded as Mishary bin Rashid Alafasy[15].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's residence is recorded as Grand Mosque[16].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's given name is recorded as Mishary[17].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's official website is recorded as http://misharialafasy.net/[18].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's official website is recorded as https://www.alafasy.co/index?lang=AR[19].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[20].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'مشاري بن راشد العفاسيp'}[22].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's start of work period is recorded as 1997[23].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14615539'}[24].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14340973'}[25].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5910000'}[26].
  • Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14921530'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5669abba-570c-4727-a569-d46bbfc6d086[29]

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Origins and Family

Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's place of birth was Kuwait City[2]. He was born on September 5, 1976[3].

Education

Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's education included a stint at Islamic University of Madinah[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include qāriʾ[4] and imam[5]. Fields of work include qira'at[8], a recitation method[30] and nasheed[9], a music genre[31].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Islam[11], a major religious group[32], founded in 0631[33] and Sunni Islam[12], an Islamic denomination[34], founded in 0601[35].

Why It Matters

Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (939 views/month, #6,996 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy born?

Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy's place of birth was Kuwait City[2].

What did Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy do for work?

Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy worked as qāriʾ[4] and imam[5].

Where did Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy go to school?

Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy was educated at Islamic University of Madinah[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . AlKindi. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website http://misharialafasy.net/, https://www.alafasy.co/index?lang=AR
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed Arabic, English
    Given name Mishary
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