His Excellency Prof. Abdullah bin Omar Bafail, President of Umm Al-Qura University (UQU), issued seven administrative decisions, which include the following:
- Appointment of Dr. Ahmad bin Muhammad Hasan bin Ahmad Musa Al-Baghdadi as Vice-Dean of the College of Engineering for Educational Affairs at Al-Qunfudhah governorate for a tenure of six months from 21 Rabi` Al-Awwal, 1440 A.H.
- Appointment and transference of Dr. Abid bin Ghazi bin Ali Al-Hadriti from being the Vice-Dean of the College of Engineering for Training and Industrial Relations at Al-Qunfudhah governorate to be the Vice-Dean of the College of Engineering for Development and Entrepreneurship at Al-Qunfudhah from 21 Rabi` Al-Awwal, 1440 A.H.
- Appointment of Dr. Ali bin Muhsin Salim Al-Zidani Al-Shihri as Head of the Department of Health Environment at the College of Public Health and Health Informatics for a tenure of six months from 21 Rabi` Al-Awwal, 1440 A.H., in addition to his current work as Vice-Dean of the College for Educational Affairs.
- Appointment of Mr. Fawzan bin Sa`d bin Hazza` Al-Rishi as Director of the Administration of the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship from 07 Rabi` Al-Awwal, 1440 A.H.
- Reappointment of Mr. Ali bin Nafi` bin Aliyan Al-Rihili as Executive Manager for the Students Fund Administration at the Deanship of Student Affairs for one year from 01 Muharram, 1440 A.H.
- Reappointment of Mr. Abdullah bin Thamir bin Husain Al-Thaqafi as the Assistant of the Executive Manager of Students Fund Administration at the Deanship of Student Affairs for one year from 01 Muharram, 1440 A.H.
- Appointment of Mr. Abdul-Rahman bin Hamad bin Abdul-Rahman Al-Furih as the Assistant of the General Supervisor of the Land and Properties Administration for Administrative Affairs for one year from 21 Rabi` Al-Awwal, 1440 A.H.
His Excellency asks Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) to help them and grant them success in performing their duty towards knowledge and its seekers, and assisting the University to reach its desired goal.