The Secretariat of the Scientific Council is pleased to announce to the academic staff the approval by His Excellency the President of Umm Al-Qura University of their promotions included in the sixteenth session of the Scientific Council for the academic year 1441 A.H. The secretariat wishes them much success in their scientific research, and asks Allah (Exalted and Glorified be He) to encompass them with support to achieve their aspirations and accomplish their goals.

Names of the academic staff and their promotions:

1. Promotion of His Excellency Dr. Abdul-Mun`im bin Abdul-Ghafour Haidar Asrar, Associate Professor of Arabic Language Teaching at the Institute of Arabic Language for Non-Native Speakers, to professor.
2. Promotion of Dr. Hossam Al-Din Abbas Al-Hazzouri, Associate Professor at the Department of History Studies in the College of Shari`ah and Islamic Studies, to professor.
3. Promotion of Dr. Suzan Sadaqah Abdulaziz Basyuni, Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology in the College of Education, to professor.
4. Promotion of Dr. Khalid bin Saad bin Muhammad Al-Sulaimi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Administration and Planning at the College of Education, to associate professor.
5. Promotion of Dr. Abdullah ibn Musharraf Muhammad Al-Sha`ir, Assistant Professor in the Department of Art Education at the College of Education, to associate professor.
6. Promotion of Dr. Hijab Saeed Tanadub Al-Sulami, Assistant Professor at the Islamic Studies Center in the College of Shari`ah and Islamic Studies, to associate professor.
7. Promotion of Dr. Muhammad bin Ali Abdan Al-Ghamdi, Assistant Professor at the Department of Qur’anic Recitations in the College of Da`wah and Fundamentals of Religion, to associate professor.

Suitable recommendations for the topics included in the agenda of the aforementioned session were also made.