A number of Muslim world dignitaries have praised the keenness of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the unity and solidarity of the Islamic nation, cooperation of its people and institutions as well as holding conferences to tackle the challenges and problems faced by the Islamic nation and its people. They commended the initiatives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud aimed at uniting the Islamic ranks, recently topped by his call for convening the extraordinary Islamic solidarity summit in Makkah from 26-27 of the current holy month of Ramadan. They were King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain; President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi of Yemen; President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan.