The secretariat of the Academic Council is pleased to congratulate and announce to the academic staff members the approval of His Excellency UQU's President of their academic promotions listed in the first session of the Academic Council for the academic year 1442 A.H. The secretariat members wish the newly promoted teaching staff great success in the field of academic research, and ask Allah (Exalted and Glorified be He) to encompass them with His care and support and enable them to realize their ambitions and accomplish their objectives.

Names of the academic staff members and their promotions:

1. Promotion of Dr. Fahd bin Majid Al-Faar Al-Shareef, Associate Professor at the Department of Curricula and Instruction in the College of Education, to professor.
2. Promotion of Dr. Kawthar bint Muhammad Ahmad Al-Qadi, Associate Professor at the Department of Literature in the College of Arabic Language and Literature, to professor.
3. Promotion of Dr. Nawwaf bin Sa`id Awad Al-Maliki, Assistant Professor at the Department of Quranic Recitations in the College of Da`wah and Fundamentals of Religion, to associate professor.
4. Promotion of Dr. Muhammad bin Rizqallah Rizqallah Al-Zahrani, Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology in the College of Education, to associate professor.
5. Promotion of Dr. Huda bint Jubair Jabir Al-Sufiani, Assistant Professor in the Department of History in the College of Shari`ah and Islamic Studies, to associate professor.
6. Promotion of Dr. Sahar bint Ali Muhammad Da`da`, Assistant Professor in the Department of History in the College of Shari`ah and Islamic Studies, to associate professor.
7. Promotion of Dr. Samia bint Atiyyaullah Dhaifullah Al-Ma`badi, Assistant Professor at the Department of Qur'an and Sunnah in the College of Da`wah and Fundamentals of Religion, to associate professor.
8. Promotion of Dr. Samira bint Salim Abdullah Bajabir, Assistant Professor at the Department of Islamic and Comparative Education in the College of Education, to associate professor.

Moreover, the secretariat of the Academic Council made appropriate recommendations for the topics included in the agenda of the aforementioned session.