Prince Naif chairs Meeting of Hajj Supreme Committee (SPA)
Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, who is also Chairman of Hajj Supreme Committee, presided over a meeting of the Committee in Jeddah on Sunday.
At the outset of the meeting, Prince Naif emphasized the importance of integrating the efforts of all bodies participating in this year's Hajj season and benefiting utmost from the success of Hajj season last year with a primary goal of upgrading services and facilities for the pilgrims in this year's Hajj season within the framework of the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the Crown Prince. These directives focus on provision of the best services and facilities for pilgrims, Umrah (minor pilgrimage) performers and visitors of the Prophet's Mosque.
Prince Naif called on all bodies concerned with Hajj season this year to enable pilgrims to perform this great pillar and ritual of Islam easily and comfortably, considering this matter as a strategic objective that should be achieved with a high level of quality and top-grade performance.
The Second Deputy Premier pointed out that the Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques provides advanced capabilities as well as multi-faceted facilities and recruits thousands of qualified cadres in achieving this noble goal and the Islamic message bestowed by Allah Almighty upon the Kingdom's leadership and people which enabled them to take care of the sacred places, to serve pilgrims and Umrah performers and to facilitate the performance of their rituals in an atmosphere full of faith and peace.
The meeting was attended by members of Hajj Supreme Committee including the Governor of Makkah region; Minister of State for Foreign Affairs on behalf of the Foreign Minister; Assistant Minister of Interior for Security Affairs; the Governor of Madinah region; General President of Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque; Ministers of Finance, Hajj, Economy and Planning, Culture and Information, Health, Transport, Communications and Information Technology; President of Control and Investigation Board; President of General Authority of Civic Aviation; and a representative of the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs.
The meeting was also attended by Advisor to the Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, and Secretary General of Hajj Supreme Committee Dr. Saed Al-Orabi Al-Harithi.
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