Based on one of the most important objectives of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy to achieve intellectual convergence and knowledge integration among the respected jurists of Islamic schools of thought, and coordination between fatwa bodies, jurisprudential bodies and Islamic councils inside and outside the Muslim world, and considering what the Islamic Affairs Department (Jakeem) does in terms of coordination, development and supervision tasks of the Islamic affairs at the office of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, the two parties signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday, 7 Shawwal 1442 corresponding to May 19, 2021, in the office of the Minister of Religious Affairs in the Prime Minister’s office in the city of Petrajaya, Malaysia. The department was represented in the signing of the memorandum by His Excellency Dr. Dato ‘Sri Zulkifil Mohamad Al-Bakri, Minister of Religious Affairs, and His Excellency Professor Dato’ Abdul Aziz bin Yusuf, Director General of the Department, and the Academy was represented by His Excellency Prof. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, the Secretary General.
Following the completion of the signing ceremony, His Excellency Prof. Koutoub Sano stated that this memorandum represents a general framework for close cooperation and serious coordination between the two sides, especially in the field of joint organization of conferences and seminars, holding discussion sessions, preparing, publishing and translating scientific research and studies, as well as exchanging scientific and coordination visits and meetings between the two sides on the one hand, and between the Academy and the National Council for Ifta on the other hand. His Excellency also clarified that specialized working committees from both sides will immediately start implementing the articles of the MoU in an orderly and coordinated manner.
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Secretary‑General of the Academy Visits the Consulate General of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan His Excellency Professor Dr. Qutb Mustafa Sano, Secretary‑General of the Academy, paid an official visit on 29 Sha‘ban 1447 AH, corresponding to 17 February 2026, to the Consulate General of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Jeddah. His Excellency and his accompanying delegation were received by His Excellency Ambassador Mohammed Salah Sobhi Hameed, Consul General and Permanent Representative of Jordan to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, who welcomed him warmly and expressed his pleasure at the visit. He praised the distinguished intellectual efforts undertaken by the Academy under His Excellency’s leadership in addressing numerous religious and intellectual issues of concern to the Islamic world, affirming his personal honor in meeting His Excellency again and Jordan’s keenness to strengthen channels of communication and cooperation with the Academy, especially in areas of mutual interest. For his part, His Excellency expressed his deep gratitude and great appreciation to the Ambassador for the warm reception and generous hospitality. He commended the tremendous support, gracious care, and continuous attention the Academy has received from the leadership and people of Jordan since its establishment. He also conveyed his sincere appreciation for the Ambassador’s recent visit to the Academy, affirming the Academy’s full readiness to do everything that would enhance partnership, cooperation, coordination, and communication between the Academy and Jordanian religious and academic institutions. His Excellency was accompanied by Mr. Mohammed Al‑Mundhir Rida Al‑Shawk, Director of the Office and Protocol; Mr. Mohammed Waleed Al‑Idrisi, Director of Media and Public Relations; Ms. Sarah Amjad Badawi, Director of the Department of Family, Women, Children, and the Elderly; and Mr. Amjad Ibrahim Al‑Mansi, Head of the Protocol Section.
