HE the Minister of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs, Ghanem bin Shaheen bin Ghanem al-Ghanim, issued a ministerial decision forming the Qatari Haj Mission for the 1446 AH (2025) season, and designating the affiliated support units operating under its framework.The move is part of the broader scope of the nation's sustained and high-level efforts to ensure that pilgrims from Qatar perform their rituals with utmost ease, safety, and spiritual reassurance, under an integrated and well-coordinated institutional umbrella.HE the Minister of Awqaf shall head the Qatari Haj Mission, with the Director of the Department of Haj and Umrah Affairs, Ali bin Sultan al-Misifri, appointed as deputy head of the mission.The mission shall include members representing key government entities, namely the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Public Health, and Awqaf, to ensure synergised efforts and co-ordinated functions in serving Qatar's pilgrims.The decision further stipulates the establishment of an advisory committee, along with a set of specialised administrative and technical units, composed of the religious guidance and fatwa unit, the medical services unit, the inspection and oversight unit, the public relations and media unit, the secretariat unit, the information systems unit, the co-ordination, follow-up, and airport affairs unit, the financial unit, the communications and support unit, the pilgrimage services unit, the holy sites security unit, and the logistics unit.An official media mission representing the nation's media institutions is escorting the Qatari Haj Mission, namely representatives of Qatar Television, Al Rayyan Satellite Channel, and Qatar Radio, to cover the mission's efforts and constantly broadcast the pilgrimage atmospheres and highlight Qatar's efforts in serving its pilgrims. (QNA)
May 26, 2025 | 01:15 AM