Seventy-Ninth Periodic Meeting of Heads of Divisions
27 October، 2026

H.E. Prof. Koutoub Moustapha SANO, Secretary General of the Academy, chaired the Seventy-Ninth Meeting of Heads of Divisions on Thursday, 4 Jumada al-Awwal 1448 AH (15 October 2026), at the Academy’s General Secretariat headquarters in Jeddah.

At the outset of the meeting, His Excellency welcomed the attendees and thanked them for their efforts. He then emphasised the importance of workplace discipline, the need for continuous coordination between Heads of Divisions and Department Directors, and the need to keep the immediate manager informed of ongoing tasks before leaving the Academy premises to ensure continuity of work and effective follow-up. He also called upon staff members to familiarise themselves with the Academy’s Statute and to comply with the approved administrative and organisational procedures, while affirming the employee’s right to utilise his or her leave balance insofar as it does not conflict with work requirements.

His Excellency further stressed the importance of adhering to the administrative hierarchy in official correspondence and communication, explaining that objections related to annual performance evaluations shall be referred to the competent committee for consideration in accordance with the approved procedures.

The meeting discussed a number of administrative and organisational matters and adopted several decisions, the most important of which were:

  1. Updating, designing, and printing the new Strategic Plan, the Academy’s Statute, the Statute of the Academy Waqf Fund, the Annual Report, introductory booklets and brochures, and completing the data relating to the Academy’s sessions, including their numbering, venues, and dates.
  2. Preparing gift bags and gift boxes in the three languages, and completing the distribution of the Academy’s publications, the fifth edition of the Book of Resolutions, and the Academy Journal to the embassies of the Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Riyadh, as well as to a number of ministries of awqaf and scientific and religious institutions.
  3. Print the fifth volume of the News Bulletins, prepare a photo album of the Academy’s events and meetings with distinguished personalities, and add a new section to the Academy’s website titled“Academy Library.”
  4. Complete the national address database of Saudi universities
  5. Follow up on the implementation of decisions issued at previous meetings, and remind staff members of these decisions before convening periodic meetings.
  6. Printing the research papers of the Twenty-Seventh Session of the Academy Council in Malaysia

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