H.E. Prof. Koutoub Sano, Secretary General of the Academy, chaired the 29th monthly meeting of the Academy’s staff on Sunday 14 Ramadan 1444, corresponding to 6 April 2023, at the Academy’s headquarters in Jeddah.

His Excellency opened the meeting by welcoming the participants, congratulating them on the advent of the blessed month of Ramadan, calling on them to take advantage of these auspicious days and use them to perform acts of obedience and righteousness, to return to God and repent, and to devote time to the recitation of the Holy Quran, its contemplation and study.

His Excellency then referred to his upcoming visit to the Republic of Iraq, in coordination with the Iraqi Consulate General in Jeddah, to discuss with political leaders and religious figures their support for their continuous efforts to preserve the unity, security and safety of Iraqi society and to spread the noble principles of our true religion on tolerance and peaceful coexistence among religions and peoples.

His Excellency gave the opportunity to all employees to freely express their suggestions and present their professional and social problems and issues, so that they are answered and tried to solve them with transparency and clarity, with the aim of realizing the principle of positive communication between His Excellency and the employees, in order to reach the highest levels of quality and perfection in the General Secretariat of the Academy. His Excellency listened carefully to the interventions and requests of the participants.

The meeting also reviewed the decisions made at the previous meeting, and several new decisions were made, including:

• The IT department will make updates on the Academy’s website, and other outlets such as WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter, and change the supervision in these applications.
• The Head of Translation Department will administer the Academy’s WhatsApp group in place of the previous administrator, as well as other related tasks.
• The Academy’s WhatsApp group will be specialized in publishing what is only related to the Academy and its activities.