Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center of Amman published The Muslim 500 rating of this year. Just like last year, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was among 500 most influential Muslims of the world in the category "Politics".
The leaders of this year's rating were Professor Ahmad Muhammad al-Tayyib - Supreme Sheikh of the Al-Azhar University, King of Jordan Abdullah II and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz.
In addition, top 50 also includes the spiritual leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President and former Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ahmet Davutoglu, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and others
