The University President approved the decisions of the Academic Council in its sixteenth session for the academic year 1442 A.H. regarding the promotion of a number of academic staff members, who are as follows:

1. Dr. Abdullah bin Awwad Fahad Al-Juhani, who was promoted to the rank of professor at the Department of Recitations in the College of Da`wah and Fundamentals of Religion.
2. Dr. Fakhrudin Al-Zubair Ali Al-Zubair, who was promoted to the rank of professor at the Department of Judicial Studies in the College of Judicial Studies.
3. Dr. Dalal bint Abdullah Nami Al-Harithi Al-Sharif, who was promoted to the rank of professor at the Department of Fashion Design in the College of Designs and Arts.
4. Dr. Ayman bin Abdul Rahman Radi Al-Harbi, who was promoted to the rank of associate professor at the Department of Computer Engineering in the College of Computer and Information Systems.
5. Dr. Muhammad bin Abu Bakr Muhammad Basalama, who was promoted to the rank of associate professor at the Department of Pathology in the College of Medicine.
6. Dr. Faisal bin Awad Yaslam Baruwais, who was promoted to the rank of associate professor at the Department of Physical Education in the College of Education.
7. Dr. Muhammad Salih Abdullah Ali, who was promoted to the rank of associate professor at the Department of Teaching Arabic Language in the Institute of Arabic Language for Non-Native Speakers.
8. Dr. Muhammad Ahmad Islam Islam, who was promoted to the rank of associate professor at the Department of Laboratory Medicine in the College of Applied Medical Sciences.