The 71st Periodic Meeting of Heads of Divisions
His Excellency Prof. Dr. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, Secretary General of the Academy, chaired the 71st Periodic meeting of of heads of Divisions , held on Thursday, 17 Rabi’ al-Thani 1447 AH (corresponding to 9 October 2025) at the Academy’s headquarters in Jeddah.
At the outset of the meeting, His Excellency welcomed the staff and thanked them for their presence. He also expressed his appreciation to Mr. Khalid Hussein Jarbin, Head of the Printing Department, and Mr. Mohamed Silla Al-Bashir, Head of the Libraries and Stores Division, for their efforts in updating and reviewing the Academy’s library.
The meeting addressed several topics related to:
- Updating media materials and introductory brochures
- Distribution of printed publications
- Development of the Academy’s website
- Translating the Book of Resolutions into different languages
- Supporting staff training
- Updating certain organizational aspects within the Academy
The meeting concluded with the adoption of several important decisions, including:
- Sending the Academy’s publications—including the fifth edition of the Book of Resolutions and Issue 21 of the Academy’s Journal—to all entities with cooperation agreements with the Academy, as well as to Saudi universities, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the Council of Senior Scholars, and the General Presidency for Religious Affairs
- Continuing to upload new videos to the Academy’s YouTube channel, and updating the photos of current and former Secretaries General and Academy members
- Following up with the Academy member from Turkey to complete the translation of the 26th Session Resolutions into Turkish
- Contacting nominated translators to translate the Book of Resolutions into Russian, Chinese, Portuguese, and Fula (Fulani)
- Sending the Academy’s publications to the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs of Qatar, in implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between both parties
- Allowing any staff member interested in attending a training course to submit a request to the Administrative Affairs Department for approval
- Distributing duplicate books from the Academy’s library to interested staff members—while documenting the list of books received by each employee—and then distributing any remaining copies to students , while retaining a second copy of each book in the Academy’s library
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