Riyadh: Dr. Yahya Koshak, the first Saudi citizen to land at the Ab Zam Zam well, has died at the age of 80.

According to Arab media reports, Dr. Yahya Koshak from Saudi Arabia was the first person to descend into the Zamzam well in 1979 during a cleaning project.

Water Zam Zam well cleaning project

It should be noted that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques had for the first time in 1979 started a large-scale cleaning project of Ab Zam Zam well, which was aimed at speeding up and improving the flow of water.

Items coming in the way of Ab Zam Zam were removed during the cleaning project.

The operation was overseen by Dr. Yahya Koshak and he was the first person to go inside the well, assess the situation, formulate a strategy and then carry out a successful operation.

According to media reports, the clean-up operation was so successful that the flow accelerated after its completion.