His Excellency Prof. Dr. Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Dawood, President of the University, congratulated the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud - may Allah protect them - and the people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the occasion of the 89th anniversary of the Kingdom's National Day, a day on which the founding King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud - may Allah rest his soul - announced that he would gather the dispersed people of this dear homeland under the flag of unification in the Kingdom of goodness and generosity, noting that celebrating this day is a glorious day in the history of our nation that brings to mind glories started by loyal men of the homeland, which is a glorious day in our nation.
Al-Dawood explained: The cohesion between the people of the Kingdom and its leadership, from that day until now, is the most prominent feature of the strategy on which the Kingdom was built, which made them one unit in good times and bad, whether in the stages of construction, renaissance and prosperity, or in the stages of facing the difficulties and machinations plotted by its enemies day and night, so that victory was its ally in all stages, thanks to God and then thanks to this unprecedented cohesion among nations. Thanks to God and then thanks to this unprecedented cohesion among nations, which also resulted in the spread of prosperity and an increase in the standard of living for citizens and the prosperity of the country, and the continued construction of major projects in all fields, and the development of facilities and services to compete with those in the most advanced countries and even surpass them in some cases.
He added: Under the reign of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Kingdom's government set its vision for the future to complete the Kingdom's departure towards comprehensive development in all sectors, and to achieve a qualitative economic leap that does not depend on oil as the sole source of the state budget, but depends on other sectors such as industry, agriculture, tourism and creating an attractive investment environment for investors from all countries of the world, in addition to what the Kingdom is witnessing on the social level and empowering women and promoting their role in society to take their rightful place in line with our true Islamic religion and the customs and traditions of the ancient people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The UQU President pointed out that the Kingdom's Vision 2030 has placed the education and scientific research sector at the forefront of its priorities, in order to build generations of scientists, researchers and graduates capable of advancing their homeland in all branches of science and knowledge, by paying attention to raising the efficiency of educational and research institutions and providing them with all modern technological tools and material and human capabilities so that the graduates of these institutions lead the locomotive of development in our dear country.
Al-Dawood emphasized that since that date, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been, is and will remain in the future, God willing, an oasis of security, safety, stability and prosperity, and the largest supporter of people in need, the vulnerable and the oppressed in various parts of the earth from far to far, praying to God to protect our rulers, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and his Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - may God protect them - and to bless its people and its bounty, and perpetuate its blessings and raise its status among nations thanks to His Almighty, then the efforts of its loyal sons and daughters.