His Excellency the President of Umm Al-Qura University, Prof. Abdullah bin Omar Bafail, issued an administrative decision appointing Dr. Salim bin Ali Urijah as Head of the Mass Communication Department at the College of Social Sciences for a tenure of two years.

His Excellency prayed for Allah (Exalted and Glorified be He) to help him and grant him success in performing his duty towards knowledge and its seekers, and in raising the standard of the University to enable it to reach its desired goals.

On his part, Dr. Urijah expressed his appreciation for the confidence placed in him by his Excellency the President of the University by appointing him as Head of the Mass Communication Department. Moreover, he stressed the importance of developing the academic outcomes of the Department by making use of the nation's highly-qualified personnel in a way that is in line with the needs of the labor market and according to the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030.