The Vice Presidency for Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research is pleased to announce good news to the academic staff about the approval of His Excellency UQU's President of their academic promotions listed in the first session of the Academic Council. The vice presidency wishes them more success in the field of scientific research, and supplicates Allah (Exalted and Glorified be He) to encompass them with His care and support to achieve their pursued ambitions and accomplish their goals.

Names of the academic staff and their promotions:

1. Promotion of Dr. Ibrahim bin Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Zahrani, Associate Professor in the Department of Quranic Recitations at the College of Da`wah and Fundamentals of Religion, to the rank of professor.
2. Promotion of Dr. Ahmad bin Hussein Ahmad Al-Mubaraki, Associate Professor in the Department of Shari`ah at the College of Shari`ah and Islamic Studies, to the rank of professor.
3. Promotion of Dr. Fahd bin Ali Khatim Al-Umairi, Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the College of Education, to the rank of professor.
4. Promotion of Dr. Noura bint Abdullah Maqbool Al-Sufiani, Associate Professor in the Department of Literature at the College of Arabic Language, to the rank of professor.
5. Promotion of Dr. Sami bin Mas`ud Uwaid Al-Ja`id, Assistant Professor in the Department of Qur'an and Sunnah at the College of Da`wah and Fundamentals of Religion, to the rank of associate professor.
6. Promotion of Dr. Sultan bin Abdul-Rahman Hameed Al-Umairi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Aqidah at the College of Da`wah and Fundamentals of Religion, to the rank of associate professor.
7. Promotion of Dr. Abdullah bin Daif-Allah Ahmad Al Hofan, Assistant Professor in the Department of Aqidah at the College of Da`wah and Fundamentals of Religion, to the rank of associate professor.
8. Promotion of Dr. Abdul-Rahman bin Abdul-Rahim Abdullah Al-Qurashi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Da'wah and Islamic Culture at the College of Da`wah and Fundamentals of Religion, to the rank of associate professor.
9. Promotion of Dr. Abdullah bin Moussa Abdullah Al-Kathiri, Assistant Professor in the Department of Quranic Recitations at the College of Da`wah and Fundamentals of Religion, to the rank of associate professor.
10. Promotion of Dr. Faisal bin Dawood Suliman Al-Mu`alim, Assistant Professor in the Department of Shari`ah at the College of Da`wah and Fundamentals of Religion, to the rank of associate professor.
11. Promotion of Dr. Ahmad bin Kamel Muhammad Al-Hawrani, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the College of Education, to the rank of associate professor.
12. Promotion of Dr. Hassan bin Gharmullah Muhammad Al-Umari, Assistant Professor in the Department of Arabic Linguistics, Grammar and Morphology at the College of Arabic Language and Literature, to the rank of associate professor.
13. Promotion of Dr. Abdul-Aziz bin Hassan Muhammad Nasr, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the College of Engineering and Islamic Architecture, to the rank of associate professor.
14. Promotion of Dr. Wael bin Salih Ahmad Al-Halabi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Islamic Architecture at the College of Engineering and Islamic Architecture, to the rank of associate professor.
15. Dr. Samia bint Garaibi` Amubarak Al-Raddadi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Arabic Language Teaching at the Institute of Arabic Language for Non-Native Speakers, to the rank of associate professor.
16. Dr. Salma bint Saleh Sulaiman Al-Sabi`i, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the College of Education, to the rank of associate professor.
17. Promotion of Dr. Elham bint Naif Muhammad Al-Rajhi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Management and Planning at the College of Education, to the rank of associate professor.
18. Promotion of Dr. Taghrid bint Abdul-Aziz Sa`d Al-Mubarak, Assistant Professor in the Department of Classical Arabic Rhetoric and Literary Criticism at the College of Arabic Language and Literature, to the rank of associate professor.