His Excellency Dr. Yousef Al-Othaymeen, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, welcomed in his office on Tuesday 12 Safar 1442, corresponding to 29 September 2020, His Excellency Prof. Koutoub Moustapha Sano on the occasion of his appointment as Secretary General of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy.

His Excellency the Secretary-General extended his congratulations to the Secretary of the Academy on his new position. During the meeting, their Excellencies discussed ways and means to develop and advance the Secretariat of the Academy and activate its expected role in providing effective solutions to the problems of contemporary life.

At the end of the meeting, His Excellency Prof. Koutoub Sano expressed his sincere thanks and deep gratitude to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and his faithful Crown Prince, as well as to his wise government for the generous care and diligence accorded to the Academy, and for providing it with a safe atmosphere and the necessary support to enable it to fulfill its mission to the fullest in the service of the Ummah and Muslim societies throughout the world.

His Excellency Prof. Koutoub Sano thanked His Excellency Dr. Yousef Al-Othaymeen for the warm welcome, his great eagerness to raise the Academy to the highest levels of quality and excellence, and for providing appropriate support for its programs and activities, which are beneficial to Muslim countries and societies in particular, and the world and mankind in general.