Omar Al-Muqbil (Arabic: ùàñ çÃÂàÃÂèÃÂ, born Omar bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Saleh; 1972) is a Saudi Islamic scholar, writer, researcher, preacher and professor of Islamic law at Qassim University. He is an alumnus of Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University and Qassim University. He studied under the Muhammad ibn al Uthaymeen, Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz and Yahya Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Yahya.
In September 2019, he was detained after a video circulated in which he criticized the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), saying the body was âÂÂerasing the original identity of societyâÂÂ. As of , he remained in detention, despite reports that his sentence had concluded in March 2024.
Al-Muqbil has authored a number of books and publications, including: