His Excellency Sheikh Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah bin Humaid, Advisor at the Royal Court, member of the Council of Senior Scholars, imam and khatib of the Grand Mosque, and president of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA), on Sunday 29 Safar 1444H corresponding to 25 September 2022G, visited the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Academy in Jeddah, where he was received by Prof. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, Secretary General of the Academy.
His Excellency welcomed the great guest, thanking him for this honorable visit, and expressing his personal gratitude, as well as the gratitude of all the employees of the General Secretariat, to His Excellency for the constant care, great support, and continuous guidance. He also expressed to him the great thanks and appreciation of the Academy for the great facilities and distinguished services provided to it by the headquarters state under the wise leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdelaziz Al Saud, and his trusted Crown Prince, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdelaziz Al Saud, may God preserve them, to enable it to carry out its mission with ease and comfort. Then His Excellency briefed His Excellency the President on the latest preparations for holding the twenty-fifth Session of the Council of the Academy, to be held this year in Jeddah under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Faisal bin Abdelaziz Al Saud, Adviser to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Governor of the Makkah Region.
For his part, His Excellency the President of the Academy expressed his great pleasure and great appreciation for the esteemed efforts exerted by the General Secretariat of the Academy at all levels, which enhances the position of this leading scientific institution within the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Muslim communities outside the Muslim world, congratulating His Excellency the Secretary General and his assistants on the Royal approval to hold the next Session in Jeddah, expressing his readiness to provide all the support and guidance needed by the General Secretariat to ensure the success of the Session.
At the end of the visit, His Excellency accompanied His Excellency the President on an introductory tour of the recent expansion of the new departments and divisions of the General Secretariat. His Excellency expressed his admiration and blessing for the profound changes and qualitative improvements that have taken place in the Secretariat General, thanking His Excellency the Secretary General for this qualitative shift in form and content in record time and wishing him and his assistants success.
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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.
