28Jun2005 Malaysian Company to Implement Al-Faisal University Project

Riyadh, 28 June 2005

Prince Bandar bin Saud bin Khalid, the Deputy Director General of the King Faisal Charity Foundation and the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Al-Faisal University, signed here today a SR385 million contract with a Malaysian specialist company to implement the first and second phases of the Al-Faisal University project.

The signing ceremony was attended by Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, the Governor of Assir Region and the Foundation's Director General.

Prince Khalid delivered a speech in which he thanked the leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its continued support of the Foundation and granting permission to establish the Al-Faisal University.

Addressing the attendants, the Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Khalid Al-Anqari said that this new university will provide additional support for higher education in the Kingdom and will be a good example for private higher education.

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