With a great privilege and honor, Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University had vigorously backed by the support and encouragement of His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Bander bin Abdulaziz, Governor and Amir of Riyadh Region, who have had patronized on the last day night the annual graduation ceremony of the “59” student batch from the university.
Upon arrival at the venue, Prince Faisal was received by Saudi Minister of Education Dr. Azaam Al-Dakheel and Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh, Saudi Grand Mufti and head of the Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Issuing Fatwas. He also received by the university’s Acting Rector Dr. Fawzan Al-Fawzan and other senior officials of the university including a number of Imam Vice-rectors and deans of deanships and colleges.
In significance with the speech ceremony held on this occasion, Dr. Saad Al-Qusaibi, Dean of Registration and Admission Deanship, has praised the patronization of H.R.H. Prince Faisal to the graduation ceremony of students of Al-Imam University. He, in furtherance, clarified that, Al-Imam University since its founding has graduated more 155695 students in different academical majors and the current alumni batch contains more than 20.000 students, nearly 16000 of them are undergraduate students and 1430 are postgraduate students, divides into 148 PhD students and 1282 master students.
Gave a word before the audience, Dr. Fawzan Al-Fawzan has stated, Al-Imam University do not proud by its location or architecture, but it really proud for its role in disseminating Sharia and Arabic sciences. “Founder King Abdulaziz Al-Saud, May Allah Almighty Reset him in Peace, has put the first cornerstone of the university in 1370 H and since then it has expanded locally and internationally”, added he. The university’s big jump and rank in its courses and consequently in its deliverables is attributed to the staunch support by King Salman, since he was Riyadh Amir, who give great attention to the university programs and plans and who, likewise, ironing out all difficulties that facing up the university, noted acting rector.
Speaking the alumni and audience, H.R.H. Prince Faisal has expressed about his happiness to patronize the graduation ceremony. He convoyed the greetings of King Salman and his crown prince and deputy crown prince to all parents, alumni students, faculty members and officials of the university. “Who attempts to temper this blessed country, his arrowheads would be broken on a rock shedding obvious Islamic light of the implementation of Islamic law, which is our approach and our constitution”, noted H.R.H. Prince Faisal.
At the end of the ceremony, H.R.H. Prince Faisal has handed out certificates and prizes for the outstanding graduated students. He, additionally, received a souvenir from Al-Imam University Acting Rector.