Back وزارة الحج والعمرة Arabic হজ ও ওমরাহ মন্ত্রণালয় (সৌদি আরব) Bengali/Bangla Kementerian Haji dan Umrah Arab Saudi ID Kementerian Haji dan Umrah Malay Ministerie van Hadj Dutch Министерство хаджа и умры Саудовской Аравии Russian Вазорати Ҳаҷҷи Арабистони Саудӣ Tajik

Ministry of Hajj and Umrah

Ministry of Hajj and Umrah
وزارة الحج والعمرة
MOH / MHU

Tawfig Al-Rabiah, the current Minister of Hajj and Umrah since 2021
Government ministry overview
Formed1945 (1945)
JurisdictionGovernment of Saudi Arabia
HeadquartersMecca, Saudi Arabia
Minister responsible
WebsiteOfficial English Website

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah (MHU) (Arabic: وزارة الحج والعمرة) is a government ministry in Saudi Arabia which is responsible for supervising the facilitation of essential services to the pilgrims arriving in the country for Hajj and Umrah purposes,[1][2] including overseeing their secure transportation and movement to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.

It mainly coordinates between different sectors working for Hajj and Umrah operations as well as between different Hajj-related agencies in Muslim countries and worldwide.[3] Moreover, the Ministry is responsible for developing plans, implementing and supervising the services provided to pilgrims and visitors of the Two Holy Mosques.[3]

The cities of Mecca and Medina, where Muslims perform Hajj and Umrah, both come under Saudi Arabian jurisdiction.

The Ministry has recently launched an application to issued e-visa for umrah visitors and pilgrims.[4]

The minister of Hajj and Umrah is Tawfig Al-Rabiah, who succeeded Dr. Issam bin Saad bin Saeed in 2021.[5]

  1. ^ "About the Ministry | Ministry of Haj and Umra". www.haj.gov.sa. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  2. ^ "Ministry of Hajj announces registration dates for Saudi Arabia-based pilgrims". Arab News. 2018-05-05. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  3. ^ a b "Focusing our Efforts to Serve Hajj and Umrah Visitors". www.saudi.gov.sa. Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  4. ^ "E-service for Umrah expanded". Arab News. 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  5. ^ "King Salman issues several royal orders, appoints Al-Rabiah as new Hajj minister". Saudigazette. 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2021-10-16.

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