H.E. Prof. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, Secretary General of the Academy, chaired the 142nd weekly meeting of the Academy’s departments on Monday, 28 Dhul Quida 1446, corresponding to 26 May 2025, at the Academy’s headquarters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The Secretary General began by welcoming the attendees and then spoke about the former Director of Financial and Administrative Affairs, Mr Muhammad Adnan Al-Fihri, expressing appreciation and gratitude for his career at the Academy. He mentioned his virtues and his keen interest in administrative work aimed at preserving the Academy’s financial resources. He prayed to Allah the Almighty to grant Mr Al-Fihri good health in his future life after completing two decades of service at the Academy. His Excellency also greeted Mr Khalid Hamid Al-Ahmadi upon his appointment as Director of Financial and Administrative Affairs, succeeding Mr Muhammad Adnan, and prayed to Allah The Almighty to grant him success in his new position. He then spoke about preparations for the 27th session, which is to be held in Malaysia. He said that he would meet with officials from the host country during his holiday to discuss administrative, scientific and logistical arrangements related to the upcoming session.

The meeting reviewed previous decisions and issued new ones, notably:

• Confirming the topics number for the upcoming 27th session and the themes to be discussed, in addition to the total number of participants.
• Preparing various interesting designs for the IIFA introductory brochure and the Waqf Trust brochure.
• Updating the Academy’s website with all its content (photos, flags, biographies of scholars, etc.)