Khober, Saudi Arabia, October 8, SPA -- Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, tonight graced the opening ceremony of Al-Khober-based Prince Mohammed bin Fahd private university. Upon arrival at the venue, Crown Prince Sultan was received by Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, Governor of the Eastern Region, who is also Chairman of the Council of Trustees of the university, other princes and senior officials. A speech ceremony was held to mark the occasion. Addressing the party, the Rector of the University Dr. Isa bin Hasan Al-Ansari said Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz has two years ago adopted the idea by Saudi people in the region to build the university. Immediately, he donated a 500,000 sq.m. piece of land and donated the cost of the university's largest college worth SR27 million, he announced. For his part, the University's Deputy Chairman of the Council of Trustees Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd reminded that Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh Region, has laid the foundation stone for the project, before being adopted by Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz. Since the beginning of the project, the idea was shared by Saudi businessmen in the region, he said, adding that the founders vowed to build an advanced modern educational facility in the Eastern Region. --More
