H.E. Prof. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, Secretary General of the Academy, chaired the sixty-first periodic meeting of the heads of divisions on Thursday, 05 Muharam 1446, corresponding to 11 July 2024, at the Academy in Jeddah.

His Excellency greeted the heads of divisions, and then spoke of the need to continue to follow the preparations for the 26th Session to be held in the State of Qatar from 3 to 7 November 2024, and to work as a team, demonstrating a spirit of cooperation and solidarity, as was the case at the previous session in Jeddah, in order to accomplish all the tasks and make the session a huge success. His Excellency also referred to the medical-fiqh symposium on cultured meat to be held on 24 and 25 September 2024 in collaboration with the Saudi Food and Drug Authority in Jeddah.

The meeting reviewed previous decisions and new decisions were issued, including:

• Sending the final version of the book of resolutions in English and French to the printer.
• Finalizing the translation of all MoUs and MoCs signed by IIFA.
• Uploading IIFA’s videos to its YouTube channel and social media, including lectures and news, regularly.
• Designing the brochure for the cultured meat symposium.