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Prince
Salman Ibn Abdul Aziz
Governor of Riyadh Region
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Born in Riyadh in 1935 (1354 H.), H.R.H.
Prince Salman Ibn Abdul Aziz received
his religious education at the hands of the highly qualified Ulema and Sheikhs. Wide
reading helped him broaden the scope of his knowledge.
H.R.H. chairs a number of
commissions and organizations linked to the Riyadh Governorate, including the
Higher Committee for the Development of Riyadh City, which is also responsible
for providing the city with various services. H.R.H. Prince Salman Ibn Abdul Aziz
accords great attention and care to humanitarian activities.
Since 1956 (1376 H.),
His Royal Highness has chaired several committees to solicit donations for the
needy and victims of floods and earthquakes in the Arab and Islamic worlds; in
general, He has furthered Islamic causes the world over. Prince Salman presently
chairs the Higher Committee for donations to support Bosnia-Herzegovina and
Somalia; he also heads The Popular Committee for assisting Palestinian
Mujahideen, the Higher Committee for raising donations for earthquake victims in Egypt and
the General
Committee for raising donations for Afghanistan. At the level of the Riyadh Region, he
chairs the Philanthropic
Society in Riyadh and is known for his generous contributions to Mosques and Islamic
Centers.
Prince Salman
has chaired the Organizing committee of the Kingdom's traveling exhibition entitled
"The Kingdom Yesterday and
Today." Ever since the exhibition was established in 1984 (1405), he has sponsored
its development because he
was fully aware of the importance of information. He is also keen to give the world an
accurate impression of the
all-encompassing progress and prosperity achieved by the Kingdom and to highlight the
attention given by the
Kingdom to the Two Holy Mosques and Muslims throughout the world. The exhibition
successfully conveyed
these achievements. It was displayed for extended periods in Germany, Britain, France,
Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia,
Morocco, Canada, the United States of America and Spain.
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