His Excellency Prof. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, Secretary General of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA), held the thirty seventh weekly meeting of the directors of the Academy’s departments on Monday 16 Dhul-Hijjah 1442 corresponding to July 26, 2021, where he opened the meeting by congratulating the attendees on the blessed Eid al-Adha. Then His Excellency spoke about the importance of reviewing the contents of the annual strategic plan, in order to ensure that the activities and programs contained therein are implemented according to the specified deadlines. And to achieve this, His Excellency directed the Planning Department to review its provisions and communicate with the departments to find out what has been implemented. He also called on everyone to make more effort to achieve the contents of the plan. The meeting reached several decisions, notably:
- Organizing a specialized symposium on crypted digital currencies in order to clarify the shariah provisions related to them.
- Sending all the Academy’s publications (strategic plan, statutes of the Academy and the Waqf Fund, information brochures, newsletter) to members, experts, consulates, and permanent delegations to OIC.
- Start preparing a regular magazine containing the most important activities and programs that have been organized during the past months, provided that the time period for each issue is six months.
- Develop an integrated concept for organizing and holding specialized seminars outside OIC member states.
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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.
