The Vice Presidency of Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research has the pleasure to announce to the academic staff members the approval of His Excellency the President of Umm Al-Qura University of their promotions included in the fourth session of the Academic Council. The vice presidency wishes them much success in their scientific research, and supplicates Allah to encompass them with His care and support to achieve their aspirations and accomplish their goals.

Names of academic staff members and their promotions:

1. Promotion of Dr. Wasil bin Abdullah Rashad Jistiniah, Associate Professor at the Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, to professor.
2. Promotion of Dr. Ali bin Muhammad Hasan Al-Sha`iri, Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering and Islamic Architecture, to associate professor.
3. Promotion of Her Excellency Dr. Hamdah bint Hamid Abdulaziz Al-Jabri, Assistant Professor at the Department of Arabic Linguistics, College of Arabic Language and Literature, to associate professor.