His Excellency Prof. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, Secretary General of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA), presided over the 69th periodic meeting of Heads of Divisions, held on Thursday, 6 Ṣafar 1447 AH, corresponding to 31 July 2025 , at the Academy’s General Secretariat headquarters in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

His Excellency welcomed the attendees and informed them of his acceptance of the resignation submitted by Mr. Lardjane from the Academy, expressing his sincere appreciation for Mr. Lardjane’s valuable contributions during his tenure and extending his best wishes for continued success in his future endeavours.

The meeting concluded with the adoption of several key decisions, including:

• Updating and redesigning the Academy’s introductory brochures to be included in official gift packages, along with scanning the guestbook and creating a new section on the official website titled: “What They Said About the Academy.”
• Distributing the Academy’s publications and the fifth edition of the Book of Resolutions to partner institutions, permanent missions, consulates, embassies, universities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Council of Senior Scholars, and the Presidency of Religious Affairs.
• Continuing to publish new video content on the Academy’s official YouTube channel and updating the portraits of current and former Secretaries General and members.
• Completing the printing of previously pending newsletter editions.
• Disbursing the translation fees for the Turkish version of the Book of Resolutions to the Academy member representing the Republic of Türkiye.
• Uploading the digital versions of the Book of Resolutions translated into non-Arabic languages to the official website by 6 August 2025.
• Initiating coordination with specialized translators to translate the Book of Resolutions into Russian, Chinese, Portuguese, and Fulani.
• Selecting the most suitable offer for printing the Turkish edition of the Book of Resolutions.