As the term of Karnataka State Haj Committee period came to an end on January 18, the state government has appointed Minority Welfare, Haj and Wakf secretary A B Ibrahim as an administrator of the Karnataka State Haj Committee.
It has also nominated 16 members to the Committee- Rajya Sabha MP Syed Naseer Hussain, MLA Kaneez Fathima and MLC B M Farooq. Chairman of the Karnataka State Board of AUQUF, also a member and executive officer of Karnataka State Haj Committee, will be its member-secretary.