His Excellency Professor Koutoub Moustapha Sano, Secretary General of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA), chaired, on Thursday 08 Jumada Al-Awwal 1444H corresponding to 01 December 2022G, the twenty-sixth monthly meeting for the employees of the Academy, at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Academy in Jeddah.

His Excellency started the meeting by welcoming the attendees, thanking them for their regular attendance at the periodic general meetings because of their direct impact on the work outputs and quality of the Academy. Then His Excellency spoke about his upcoming participation in the International Forum “Imam Mohammed bin Abdul Karim Al-Maghili: The Movement and the Stability and Unity of African Communities” in the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, which will be held under the auspices of the President of the Republic His Excellency Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune on 12-13 December 2022G. His Excellency then spoke about the importance of cooperation, integration and coordination among all employees, and working in a team spirit to complete all work related to the twenty-fifth session.

At the end of the meeting, His Excellency praised the annual report of the activities of the Academy’s General Secretariat, which was prepared by the Planning, Development and International Cooperation Department. The report is a comprehensive account of all the scientific activities such as conferences, seminars, scientific participations, and various visits and meetings with dignitaries that took place during the year. It also included a report on memorandums of cooperation and agreements that were concluded with the relevant authorities and institutions, the publications and periodicals that the Academy printed, and other works and activities of the Academy in 2022G.

Then the meeting discussed the items of the decisions issued by the previous meeting, and several new decisions were issued, the most important of which are:

• Updating the list of participants in the session on a regular basis, specifying their occupations and nationalities.
• Studying the proposals submitted regarding filling the void in the newsletter after the completion of the members of the Academy.