Rashid al-Rajih: key obituary facts
Is Rashid al-Rajih dead? Yes. Rashid al-Rajih died on August 6, 2026, at age 81.
Cause of death: Rashid al-Rajih's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Rashid al-Rajih known for?
He was a Saudi Arabian academic.
More about Rashid al-Rajih
Born: 1944.
Place of birth: Turubah.
Place of death: Mecca.
Gender: male.
Occupation: professor, linguist, writer.
Education: University of Cambridge.
Also known as: Rashid Al Rajih.
Rashid al-Rajih, a Saudi academic and politician, died on August 6, 2026, aged 81.
Born in Turubah, Saudi Arabia, in 1944, he was a Saudi national who studied at the University of Cambridge and also worked as a professor, linguist and writer. He served on the Consultative Assembly from 1995 to 2005 and died in Mecca.