The dismissal of the Minister of Awqaf of Tunisia due to the death of Hajj

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, according to the statement of the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs, at least 49 Tunisian pilgrims died during this year’s Hajj ceremony due to the extreme temperature rise, and this is while a number of them are missing and the families of the missing are still following their fate. They are.

The death and disappearance of dozens of Tunisian Hajis has created a wave of anger in this country and the finger of blame is directed at “Ebrahim Al-Shaibi”, the minister. endowments and religious affairs in Tunisia, and this is while he has admitted to a shortcoming in this field. Qais Saeed”, the president of this country dismissed the Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs of Tunisia from his position. According to the official news agency of Tunisia, a few hours before this dismissal, the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs of Tunisia announced by publishing a statement: The number of people who died during this year’s Hajj has increased to 49.

Ebrahim Al-Shaybi admitted to a shortcoming in this regard and said: We conduct our investigations at the ministry level and whoever is guilty will be punished.

According to the official statistics, the number of Tunisian pilgrims is 10,982, and the first group of them after returning from the land of revelation has called for an interreligious review of the management of the pilgrims of Baitullah Al-Haram.

A number of Tunisian citizens believe that the number of deaths in this year’s Hajj ceremony is higher than what the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs has published; Because a number of pilgrims have gone to the land of revelation in an unofficial way. During this year’s Hajj ceremony, more than 1,000 pilgrims have died due to a sharp increase in temperature, which is the highest among Egyptians with the death of 658 pilgrims.

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