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Malaysian First Lady, Her Excellency Rosmah Mansor visits Alfaisal University
Her Excellency Rosmah Mansor, Malaysian first lady, on her
official visit to the Kingdom, was the guest of honor at Alfaisal
University; a leading world class research based institution in Riyadh, on
Saturday, 16 January 2010.
Greeted by HRH Princess Dr. Maha Bint Meshari, Executive Director for
External Affairs, Dr. Ronald Bulbulian, Acting Provost, Dr. Ala Al Bakri, VP
for Accreditation & Quality Assurance, and Dr. Khaled Al Kattan, Dean
College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, the Malaysian first lady was given
a tour of the campus which includes buildings of the four colleges. (The
Late Rafiq Al Harir Building) College of Science, (Sheikh Saleh Abdullah
Kamel Building) College of Business, (Sheikh Mohammed bin Laden Building)
College of Engineering and (Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali Al Amoudi Building),
College of Medicine.
At the palace of The Late King Faisal, the first lady and her delegation
which consisted of the spouses of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the
Minister of International Trade and Industry, the Chief Ministers of Pahang,
Perak and Malacca; the spouse of the Ambassador of Malaysia in the Kingdom;
the spouses of the Special Officer, the Private Secretary and the Assistant
Officer to the Prime Minister; the spouses of the Minister Counselor, the
Counselor and the Second Secretary; the Principal Private Secretary to the
Chief Minister and some businesswomen in Malaysia, were given a briefing by
Alfaisal leadership, on the university’s mission, its academic programs,
research focus and its achievements to date.
In his opening remarks, welcoming her Excellency’s visit, Dr. Ronald
Bulbulian stated “Alfaisal University is committed to excellence in higher
education and is committed in building global partnerships for growth and
prosperity. We welcome your visit and look forward to building relationships
that will be beneficial and to both parties”.
Her Excellency, Rosmah Mansour who founded her own philanthropic foundation
with a focus on education, showed a keen interest in Alfaisal University’s
mission and looked ardently at Alfaisal to build stronger ties and
collaborations with.
Dr. Ala Al Bakri, VP for Accreditation & Quality Assurance noted, “Her
Excellency’s visit is an important one for us, as she has clearly expressed
an interest to pursue a cooperation that will allow us to develop summer
exchange programs for gifted students, and furthermore has shown a keen
interest in returning to address our first cohort of female students when we
do admit them. I am pleased that she leaves highly impressed with the
quality and standard of our university which we are all working to maintain
and excel in”.
Her Excellency and her delegation went on to pay a visit to The King Faisal
Foundation to learn about its history and philanthropic role inside and
outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since its establishment in 1976.
