MAKKAH — Sheikh Saleh Bin Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh, minister of Islamic affairs, endowments, call and guidance, has announced the establishment of an independent commission for endowments. He said the commission's administration would be separated from the ministry and would be supervised by a governor with the rank of minister. The minister made the announcement during a meeting of the directors of endowments and businessmen in Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday. He said the decision to set up the commission was in line with the desire of concerned officials to have an independent body to run endowments.
