His Excellency Prof. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, Secretary General of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA), received at his office in Jeddah His Excellency Consul Nasser bin Huwaiden Al Ketbi, Consul General of the United Arab Emirates to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on Thursday, 19 Dhul-Hijjah 1442 corresponding to July 29, 2021.
His Excellency the Secretary General welcomed his honorable guest, thanking him for this important visit, which expresses the keenness of the United Arab Emirates and the member states to consolidate the bonds of cooperation and communication with the Academy.
His Excellency took advantage of the occasion by giving the Consul General a brief overview of the establishment of the Academy, its objectives, ambitions, and hopes attached to it by the member states. His Excellency also expressed to His Excellency the Consul, the Academy’s great thanks and great gratitude for the continuous support it has received from the United Arab Emirates since its establishment to this day, praising in this regard the United Arab Emirates’ hosting a number of annual sessions of the Academy, as well as its financing of the largest contemporary jurisprudential encyclopedia, which is “Zayed’s Encyclopedia for the Rules of Jurisprudence”, which consists of 42 volumes.
For his part, His Excellency the Consul expressed his pleasure and honor to visit the Academy and his thanks and gratitude to His Excellency the Secretary General for the warm welcome, stressing the readiness of the United Arab Emirates to provide all means of support and encouragement to the Academy to carry out its tasks in the best way, and to achieve its goals, programs, and projects. His Excellency also expressed the UAE’s aspiration for the upcoming visit of IIFA’s Secretary General to the United Arab Emirates in the near future.
The meeting was attended by Ms. Sarah Amjad Hussein, Director of Family Affairs at the Academy, and Mr. Mourad TLiLi, Advisor to the Secretary General for Media and Public Relations at the Academy.
Read Also
Lastest
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.
