Mujtahidd (activist)

Mujtahidd (Arabic: مجتهد) is the Twitter handle of an pseudonymous activist, described as a 'whistleblower' and a 'household name among Saudis who use social media', who publishes information alleging to expose corruption, inner state of affairs, and under the table workings of politics within the Saudi royal family. His Twitter account was created in 2011, and before 2015, he focused mostly on exposing corruption and the rise to power of Khaled al-Tuwaijri, previous King Abdullah's chief of court. In 2015, his Twitter account was suspended after he posted a series of documents regarding Princess Maha al-Sudairi (divorced wife of former Interior Minister Nayef bin Abdulaziz.

This article is about the Twitter activist. For An Islamic scholar, mujtahid, who is qualified to perform ijtihad, see Ijtihad.
Mujtahidd مجتهد
NationalitySaudi Arabian
OccupationSaudi activist and whistleblower
Known forTwitter account

References
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