Madar (Nouakchott) - Mauritania's Minister of Islamic Affairs and Original Education, Sidi El Hadj Ould Dah, on Monday, 9 November 2026 signed the Hajj agreement for the 1448 AH season with Saudi Hajj and Umrah Minister Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, according to the Mauritanian News Agency (AMI).
According to the agency, the Mauritanian minister praised relations between the two countries, highlighting the place the Kingdom holds among Mauritanians as custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and its work to modernise and develop Hajj and Umrah services. He said bilateral ties are going through "a distinguished stage" under President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The Saudi minister, for his part, welcomed the signing, recalling the special place Mauritania holds among Saudis as "the land of knowledge and of those who memorise the Quran", as well as the ties and contributions of Shinguitti scholars in the Kingdom, the same source said.
The minister travelled to Jeddah on Friday to take part in the sixth Hajj Conference and Exhibition, as part of early preparations for the 1448 AH season, AMI reported at the time.
