The Minister: The Exceptional Success of Hajj is a result of the Directions of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Diligent Follow-up by the Crown Prince

His Excellency the Minister, Chairman of the Supreme Committee for the Ministry's Works in Hajj, Umrah and Visit, Shaikh Dr. Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al Ashaikh, has announced the success of the Ministry plan for this year’s Hajj after the end of the rituals, under a system of integrated services provided by the working committees in cooperation with a number of government agencies participating in the service of the pilgrims, and according to the health protocols approved by the competent authorities. In his press release on this occasion, His Excellency affirmed that the successes achieved in this year's Hajj season are due to Allah, the Most High, and then to the support by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the Righteous King and Just Ruler, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, May Allah support him, and the diligent follow-up by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, May Allah grant him success, who are the reason for each success achieved by the Ministries, governmental and national agencies working in the Hajj season. His Excellency indicated that overcoming the challenges that faced this year's Hajj under the circumstances of pandemic of Corona was manifested by the Grace of Allah, and then with the cooperation of all governmental health, security and service agencies, which harnessed their human and mechanical capabilities and energies to make this year's Hajj season successful, and serve pilgrims in accordance with the aspirations of the Rulers aimed at further development and excellence in the system of services provided to visitors of the Two Holy Mosques. He also pointed out that the Kingdom has set the most wonderful examples for organization, hard, successful and sincere work, to provide all means of comfort for pilgrims in accordance with the application of health precautions to ensure safety of all. His Excellency the Minister commended the contributions of scholars and Khatibs participating in the programs of the General Secretariat for Islamic Awareness of Hajj, Umrah and Visit, and the employees of the Ministry’s branch in the Makkah region, for the preparation, caring for and sterilizing the Mosques in the Sacred Sites, as well as following up on the maintenance and operation projects therein. Additionally, he praised the high level of the various technical services provided by the Ministry to achieve its mission and objectives in serving Da’wah and spread awareness among pilgrims, in line with achieving physical distancing throughout the Hajj season. Moreover, His Excellency the Minister, Dr. Abdullatif Al Ashaikh, reiterated that the successes achieved this year under the exceptional circumstances of the Corona virus pandemic, are due to the help of Allah, and then to the wise directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and the diligent follow-up by His Highness the Crown Prince, to provide the best services, in order to ensure the health and the safety of pilgrims heading to the Glorious Mosque and the Sacred Sites in this year's Hajj. At the end of his statement, His Excellency the Minister congratulated our wise leadership on the success of this year’s Hajj, and supplicated to Allah, the Most High, to make our dear country witness this blessed occasion in the next years while enjoying glory and honor, to bless the Arab and Islamic nations, and to remove epidemics and diseases from our country and from all countries of the world.