In its third University Council meeting held on Tuesday afternoon, 23/3/1431 AH, corresponding to the 9^th o March, 2010, chaired by His Excellency Professor Walid bin Hussein Abu Al-Faraj, the University Chancellor, on behalf of His Excellency the Minister of Higher Education and Vice-President of the Higher Education Council, Professor Khalid Alanqari, Umm Al Qura University awards His Excellency the Prime Minister of Turkey Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan an Honorary Doctorate degree in the field of Servicing Islam.