Governor graces graduation of 5th Batch of Saudi-Japanese

Jeddah, Nov 23, SPA -- On behalf of Prince Khalid al-Faisal, the
Governor of Makkah region, Prince Misha'al bin Majed, the Governor of
Jeddah, patronized here today the graduation ceremony of the fifth
batch of the students of the higher Saudi-Japanese Automobile
Institute.


The batch includes 203 graduates, taking the total number of
graduates since the establishment of the institute to more than 900.


Speaking on the occasion, Ali Hussein Rida, the member of the
national committee for the maintenance of the Japanese cars,
highlighted the great attention given to the Institute by the Saudi
Leadership. He noted that the Institute is the first non-profitable
Institute to be established in the Kingdom in this field.


Prince Misha'al bin Majed also praised the support being given to
the Institute by the Japanese agency for international cooperation
and the Japanese private sector.


On his part, the Japanese Consul General in Jeddah said the
Institute stands as a witness for the existing cooperation between
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Japan.


Meanwhile, Prince Misha'al bin Majed said the youth constitute the
basic pillar of the nation and the Institute reflects the great
attention given by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz to transference of technology to the Kingdom
and enabling the Saudi youth to acquire the advanced skills.


On the other hand, the Executive Director of the Institute Salim
al-Asmari said the Institute supports the process of Saudization in
the field of transference of technology and maintenance of cars and
making job opportunities available for the Saudi youth.


--SPA