His Excellency Prof. Abdullah bin Omar Bahusain Bafail, President of Umm Al-Qura University, issued (11) administrative decisions, which included the following:

1. Appointment of Prof. Abdullah bin Hasin bin Ma`abad Al-Jabri as Vice Dean of the College of Islamic Economics and Finance for Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research, for a tenure of six months, as from 18 Jumada al-Awwal, 1440 A.H., in addition to his current work as Head of the Islamic Economics Department at the College.

2. Renewing the appointment of Dr. Tariq bin Muhammad bin Ali Al-Uqala as Head of the Administrative and Humanitarian Research Department at the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Institute for Hajj and Umrah Research, for a tenure of two years, as from 20 Rabi` Al-Thani, 1440 A.H.

3. Appointment of Dr. Hisham Hamdi Abdul-Atti Al-Zuhairi as Supervisor of the Microorganisms Department and the Parasitology Department at the College of Medicine in Al-Qunfudhah, for a tenure of one year, as from 8 Rabi` Al-Thani, 1440 A.H.

4. Appointment of Mr. Ahmad ibn Salih bin Muhammad Al-Shihri as Head of the Nursing Department at the College of Health Sciences in Al-Qunfudah for a tenure of six months, as from 18 Jumada Al-Awwal, 1440 A.H.

5. Appointment of Mr. Abdullah bin Omar bin Yahya Al-Ulawi as Head of the Public Health Department at the College of Health Sciences in Al-Qunfudhah for a tenure of six months, as from 18, Jumada Al-Awwal, 1440 A.H.

6. Appointment of Mr. Abdullah bin Jam`an bin Ramadan Al-Zahrani as Head of the Medical Emergency Services Department in the College of Health Sciences in Al-Qunfudhah for a tenure of six months, as from 18 Jumada Al-Awwal, 1440 A.H.

7. Appointment of Eng. Ahmad bin Eissa bin Hasan Azib as Supervisor of Summer Training at the College of Engineering in Al-Qunfudhah for a tenure of six months, as from 18 Jumada Al-Awwal, 1440 A.H.

8. Appointment of Dr. Hawazin bint Abdul-Hafizh bin Atiyyat-ullah Al-Zubaidi as Deputy Head of the Administrative and Financial Sciences Department at the College of Community in Makkah Al-Mukarramah (Female Section), for a tenure of six months, as from 17 Jumada Al-Awwal, 1440 A.H.

9. Appointment of Dr. Fadwah bint Hamzah bin Abdul-Hamid Tahir as Deputy Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the College of Medicine (Female Section) for a tenure of six months, as from 18 Jumada Al-Awwal, 1440 A.H.

10. Appointment of Dr. Safa' bint Muhammad Sunusi as Deputy Head of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the College of Medicine (female section) for a tenure of six months, as from 18 Jumada Al-Awwal, 1440 A.H.

11. Appointment of Ms. Ula bint Muhammad bin Abdullah Ajjaj as Assistant Director of the Administration of Initiatives Management and Vision Realization Office (Female Section), for a tenure of one year, as from 18 Jumada 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 in raising the standard of the university to enable it to reach its desired goals.