The assistant deputy minister of Islamic affairs said there is a huge shortage of imams and
muezzins (callers to prayer) throughout the Kingdom. Abdulmuhsen Al-Asheikh said this shortage in particularly affecting larger cities and mosques holding Friday prayers and that the government department is currently discussing the problem with the Ministry of Finance. He explained there is a shortage of about 6,000 imams and
muezzins in the main cities, rising to
30,000 when all mosques in the country are taken into account. Al-Asheikh said the employment of imams and
muezzins is the responsibility of the Ministry of Finance, **t the Ministry of Labor, because imams and
muezzins are **t employed on monthly wage basis.
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