1. His Majesty King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
2. His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Hajj Sayyid Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran
3. His Majesty King Mohammed VI, King of Morocco
4. His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
5. His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey
6. His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Sa’id al Sa’id, Sultan of Oman
7. His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hussein Sistani, Marja of the Hawza, Najaf
8. His Eminence Sheikh Al Azhar Dr Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi, Grand Sheikh of the Al Azhar University, Grand Imam of Al Azhar Mosque
9. Sheikh Dr Yusuf Qaradawi, Head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars
10. His Eminence Sheikh Dr Ali Goma’a, Grand Mufti of the Arab Republic of Egypt
11. His Eminence Sheikh Abdul Aziz Ibn Abdullah Aal al Sheikh, Grand Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
12. Mohammad Mahdi Akef, Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood
13. Hodjaefendi Fethullah Güllen, Turkish Muslim Preacher
14. Amr Khaled, Preacher and Social Activist
15. Hajji Mohammed Abd al Wahhab, Ameer of the Tablighi Jamaat, Pakistan
16. His Royal Eminence Amirul Mu’minin Sheikh as Sultan Muhammadu Sa’adu Abubakar III, Sultan of Sokoto
17. Seyyed Hasan Nasrallah, Secretary General of Hezbollah
18. Dr KH Achmad Hasyim Muzadi, Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia
19. Sheikh Salman al Ouda, Saudi Scholar and Educator
20. His Highness Shah Karim al Hussayni, The Aga Khan IV, 49th Imam of the Ismaili Muslims
21. His Highness Emir Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates
22. His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces
23. Sheikh Dr M Sa’id Ramadan al Bouti, Leading Islamic Scholar in Syria
24. His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam
25. His Eminence Professor Dr Sheikh Ahmad Muhammad al Tayeb, President of Al Azhar University
26. His Eminence Mohammad bin Mohammad al Mansour, Imam of the Zaidi Sect of Shi‘a Muslims
27. His Eminence Justice Sheikh Muhammad Taqi Usmani, Leading Scholar of Islamic Jurisprudence, Pakistan
28. His Excellency President Abdullah Gül, President of the Republic of Turkey
29. Sheikh Mohammad Ali al Sabouni, Scholar of Tafsir
30. His Eminence Sheikh Abdullah Bin Bayyah, Deputy-Head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars
31. Her Eminence Sheikha Munira Qubeysi, Leader of the Qubeysi Movement
32. His Eminence Sheikh Ahmad Tijani Ali Cisse, Leader of Tijaniyya Sufi Order
33. Sheikh al Habib Umar bin Hafiz, Director of Dar al Mustafa, Tarim, Yemen
34. Khaled Mashaal, Leader of Hamas
35. Professor Dr M Din Syamsuddin, Chairman of Muhammadiyya, Indonesia
36. Maulana Mahmood Madani, Secretary General of Jamiat Ulemae- Hind, India
37. Sheikh Habib Ali Zain al Abideen al Jifri, Director General of the Tabah Foundation, UAE
38. Sheikh Hamza Yusuf Hanson, Founder of Zaytuna Institute, USA
39. His Eminence Sheikh Professor Dr Mustafa Ceric, Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina
40. His Excellency Professor Dr Ekmelledin Ihsanoglu, Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference
41. General Mohammad Ali Jafari, Commander of the Revolutionary Guard, Iran
42. Dato' Haji Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, Religious Guide of The Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS)
43. Motiur Rahman Nizami, Ameer of the Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh
44. Professor Sayid Ameen Mian Qaudri, Barelwi Leader and Spiritual Guide
45. His Holiness Dr Syedna Mohammad Burhannuddin Saheb, 52nd Da‘i l-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohras
46. Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, Pakistani Nuclear Scientist
47. Professor Dr Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Islamic Philosopher
48. Abdullah ‘Aa Gym’ Gymnastiar, Indonesian Preacher
49. Sheikh Mehmet Nazim Adil al Qubrusi al Haqqani, Leader of Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi Order
50. His Excellency Dr Abd al Aziz bin Uthman Altwaijiri, Secretary General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Senarai di atas adalah TOP 50. Di antara yang turut tersenarai di dalam senarai 500 Muslim Paling Berpengaruh Tahun 2009 dari negara Malaysia ialah:
• Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad - Memberi pengaruh dalam bidang politik. Perdana Menteri paling lama Malaysia dan telah membawa Malaysia ke era kemodenan. Beliau telah membawa Malaysia ke arah pembangunan ekonomi Malaysia yang mengagumkan. Beliau juga dikenali sebagai pemimpin yang lantang bersuara terhadap negara-negara barat.
• Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim – Memberi pengaruh dalam bidang politik. Beliau dikenali sebagai tokoh yang telah merubah senario politik Malaysia dan banyak mempengaruhi pandangan politik dari kalangan generasi muda.
• Prof Dato’ Dr Osman bin Bakar – Memberi pengaruh dalam bidang keilmuan. Beliau adalah di antara pakar antarabangsa dalam hal berkaitan ISLAM dan hubungan di antara kepercayaan/agama. Buku-buku beliau telah diterjemahkan di dalam banyak bahasa.
• Prof Dr Mohammad Hashim bin Kamali – Memberi pengaruh dalam bidang keilmuan. Beliau adalah pakar antarabangsa dalam hal undang-undang Islam dan undang-undang moden serta pakar dalam perbandingan di antara kedua-dua undang-undang tersebut.
• Raihan – Memberi pengaruh dalam bidang kesenian dan kebudayaan.
• Mohideen Abdul Kader – Memberi pengaruh dalam bidang pembangunan. Beliau adalah Naib Presiden Persatuan Pengguna Pulau Pinang (CAP), sebuah persatuan yang aktif memperjuangkan hak-hak asas rakyat.
• Zaynah Anwar – Memberi pengaruh dalam bidang kewanitaan. Beliau adalah orang kuat Sister In Islam.
• Sharifah Zuriah Aljeffri – Memberi pengaruh dalam bidang kewanitaan. Beliau adalah orang kuat Sister In Islam.
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