The Scientific Council secretariat is pleased to inform the academic staff members of the approval of His Excellency the President of Umm Al-Qura University on their promotions included in the twenty-eighth session of the Academic Council for the academic year 1441 A.H. The secretariat members wish newly promoted teaching staff great success in the field of scientific research. The secretariat also supplicate Allah (Exalted and Glorified be He) to encompass the promoted staff with His care and support, and enable them to achieve their ambitions and accomplish their goals.

The names of the academic staff members and their promotions:

1. Promotion of Dr. Burhan bin Muhammad Burhan Idris, Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the College of Medicine, to professor.
2. Promotion of Dr. Eman bint Aqil Nasir Al-Lihaibi, Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Al-Leith University College, to professor.
3. Promotion of Dr. Mona bint Hassan Hassan Al-Asmar, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Administration and Planning at the College of Education, to professor.
4. Promotion of Dr. Hayat bint Manawir Farhan Al-Rashidi, Associate Professor in the Department of History at the College of Shari`ah and Islamic Studies, to professor.
5. Promotion of Dr. Sawsan bint Abdul-Hamid Muhammad Kousah, Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the College of Education, to professor.
6. Promotion of Dr. Majid bin Omar Ahmad Al-Saidalani, Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the College of Engineering and Islamic Architecture, to associate professor.
7. Promotion of Dr. Dhiyab bin Ayid Awad Al-Maliki, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the College of Education, to associate professor.
8. Promotion of Dr. Ali bin Suwaid Ali Al-Qarni, Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the College of Education, to associate professor.
9. Promotion of Dr. Muhammad bin Ali Eid Al-Ghamdi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Science at the College of Computer and Information Systems, to associate professor.
10. Promotion of Dr. Uthman bin Musfir Jamaan Al-Zahrani, Assistant Professor in the Department of Hisbah at the Higher Institute for Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil, to associate professor.
11. Promotion of Dr. Najwa bint Nassir Nassar Al-Hazimi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Housing and Home Management at the College of Designs, to associate professor.

The Secretariat of the Academic Council also made appropriate recommendations for the topics included in the agenda of the aforementioned session.