Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud approved on Tuesday the hosting of 1,000 male and female Umrah performers from around the world at his personal expense under the Guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Program for Hajj, Umrah, and Visit.
The initiative will be implemented by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance.
The first group under the program, which will be carried out in four phases, includes 250 Umrah performers hailing from 16 Asian countries: Indonesia, East Timor, the Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Singapore, China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mongolia.
Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance and General Supervisor of the program Sheikh Dr. Abdullatif Al Alsheikh expressed his gratitude to King Salman and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for their continued care and commitment to serving Islam and Muslims.
He expressed his gratitude for their ongoing efforts to enable Muslims from across the world to perform the Umrah and visit the holy sites with ease and peace of mind.
The initiative reflects the leadership's dedication to strengthening bonds of brotherhood among Muslim peoples, he added.
It also underscores the Kingdom's humanitarian and religious mission to build bridges of communication with scholars, clerics, and influential figures across Muslim communities worldwide, he stressed.
