On Saturday, the General President of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, issued a decision relieving the Director-General of the General Administration for the Sa’a and Sa’in Affairs, and his assistant, from their positions, for failing to perform tasks “during the height of the influx of pilgrims’ guests to the Grand Mosque, according to the website.”The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques“.
Al-Sudais stressed, following his surprise inspection tour, that “the presidency will not tolerate any shortcomings (..)”, stressing everyone the need to work, diligently and diligently.
He said, “The Presidency seeks to provide services according to high standards and of distinguished quality in order to achieve the aspirations of the wise leadership (…) to provide the finest services to the pilgrims.”
AndAl-Sudais issued a decision Assigning Abdul Hafeez Al-Thubaiti, Director-General of the General Administration of Al-Mas` and Al-Sa`een Affairs, and assigning Sami Al-Suwaihri, as his assistant, in addition to their work.
He added, “This decision comes with the aim of enabling young leaders to serve the intended people.”
He pointed out the need to “make utmost efforts during the Hajj season to keep pace with the number of pilgrims, to prepare optimally, and to exert maximum energies and capabilities to provide them with a submissive faith environment.”
The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques did not mention any additional details regarding the dereliction of duties or the reason for the direct exemption of the Director of Endeavor Affairs and the Seekers and his assistant.
The General Authority for Statistics in Saudi Arabia announced that the number of pilgrims this year exceeded 899,000.
The authority revealed that 87 percent of the pilgrims came from outside Saudi Arabia, with approximately 780,000 pilgrims, while the number of domestic pilgrims reached more than 119,000.
The authority indicated in a statement that 54 percent of the pilgrims were males, and the number exceeded 486,000, and regarding 413,000 pilgrims were women.
