The General Secretariat of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy held its 148th weekly meeting of Deprtamnets at the Academy’s headquarters in Jeddah on Wednesday, 30 Rabi’ al-Thani 1447 AH (corresponding to 22 October 2025), under the chairmanship of H.E. Prof. Dr. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, Secretary General of the Academy.

His Excellency opened the meeting by welcoming the attendees and emphasizing the importance of following up on the implementation of tasks in accordance with approved plans, to ensure the continued success of the Academy’s scholarly and administrative performance. He also expressed his appreciation to the Media and IT Department for its efforts in activating the Academy’s social media platforms, encouraging the continued production and dissemination of scholarly videos through the Academy’s digital platforms to maximize benefit and highlight its jurisprudential and academic contributions more broadly.

During the meeting, His Excellency extended congratulations to Dr. Mohamed Mostafa Shoaib, Director of the Department of Research, Encyclopedias, Translation, and Publishing, on the OIC’s approval of his promotion from the administrative category to the specialized category. He wished him continued success and expressed hope that this promotion would serve as motivation for further dedication and achievement in service of the Academy.

Following that, the meeting reviewed the decisions issued during the previous session and adopted several new resolutions, most notably:

• Continuing the digitization of the Academy’s publications and uploading them to the official website
• Engaging with libraries to explore mechanisms for selling the Academy’s publication online
• Preparing a budget for the purchase of an integrated video recording and documentation system to cover the Academy’s events and activities