KSU awards Crown Prince Honorary doctorate

Jeddah, September 21, SPA -- King Saud University has awarded an
honorary doctorate to Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud,
Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector
General in recognition of his generous support and sponsorship of the
path of higher education in general and King Saud University in
particular.

This was announced by the Minister of Higher Education Dr. Khalid
Bin Mohammed Al-Angari.

Al-Angari expressed his gratitude and appreciation of the Custodian
of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for the
unlimited support for developing the performance of higher education
and building its future to serve the nation and citizens and for his
leadership of the march of higher education supported by the Crown
Prince whose directives have great effect on the achievement of the
present qualitative leap in the march of higher education in the
Kingdom.

Al-Angari thanked the Crown Prince for his acceptance of the honorary
doctorate, expressing his deep appreciation and gratitude to the
Crown Prince for his generous support and sponsorship of the path of
higher education in general and the University of King Saud, in
particular. The Crown Prince's support and finance include Prince
Sultan bin Abdulaziz World Program for Distinguished Research
Scholarships; establishment of Prince Sultan Center for Advanced
Technologies, Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Research Center for
Environment, Water and Desert, and Prince Sultan Award for Water
Research to stimulate research and development in various areas of
water as well as funding a range of Research chairs in the areas of
water, environment and wildlife and contemporary Islamic studies in
addition to financing Saudi Economic Society and other associations
and scientific events organized by the University.

Dr. Al-Angari congratulated King Saud University for this honor which
demonstrates the University's status.
--SPA