His Excellency Prof. Dr. Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Dawood, President of the University, praised the achievements of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman in his first year after the Saudi people pledged allegiance to His Royal Highness as Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister, following the decision of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, which was based on the support of the members of the Allegiance Council by a great majority, and received the blessing of all segments of Saudi society.

Al-Dawood emphasized that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz - may God protect him - is moving with firm and steady steps towards the future, and day after day, the Saudi policy internally and externally proves its wisdom and foresight, and its strategic vision based on firm principles, balanced interests, and not getting carried away behind slogans and media auctions.

Al-Dawood explained that it is difficult to review the work and efforts undertaken by His Royal Highness since he assumed his responsibilities as Crown Prince, as he has become one of the well-known political figures not only at the regional level but also at the international level, pointing to the choices of international magazines and media sites for His Highness as one of the most influential figures that reflect part of his work, political and economic movement and his developmental role in the present and future development in the Kingdom as the architect of Vision 2030 and the direct supervisor of the implementation of its programs and projects, as the results of the vision project appeared in the increase in non-oil revenues in the general budget.

Al-Dawood pointed to His Highness's inauguration of the huge economic project (NEOM), which will contribute to increasing the Kingdom's GDP and enhance the Kingdom's economic and political weight regionally and globally, in addition to His Highness's role, through his chairmanship of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, in developing the organizational structures of government sectors, monitoring government performance, reviewing laws and regulations, activating control and disbursement methods, and his chairmanship of the Supreme Committee to Combat Corruption, which gives him responsibility in activating the orders of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman - may God protect him - in fighting corruption and cracking down on corrupt people.

Al-Dawood added that His Highness also adopts the project of localizing military industries in the Kingdom, the fruits of which began with the signing of an agreement between the Saudi Arabian Military Industries Company (SAMI) and the American Boeing Company, which aims to transfer the technology of integrating weapons on these aircraft and localizing the supply chain for spare parts within the Kingdom, stressing that Prince Mohammed bin Salman's work and responsibilities at home are related to the most important files related to the topics of development, developing the defense system, addressing unemployment, increasing economic growth and promoting the welfare of the citizen.

His Highness works around the clock to accomplish these tasks in a professional manner and in record time, and leads an integrated team of qualified sons of the Kingdom to work on these topics and issues. With his ambition and passion for achievement and production, leadership and initiative, His Highness represents one of the inspirational figures for the sons of the Kingdom of both sexes, as his actions and initiatives have become a source of admiration and follow-up from Saudis and others.

On the external level, Al-Dawood emphasized that in the first year of assuming his duties as Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister, His Highness was able to impress observers, politicians and international media with his movements and meetings with world leaders, after he made historic visits to a number of countries that attracted the attention of the international media and international decision circles, as his visits to the United Kingdom and Egypt carried lofty messages in tolerance, spreading moderation, highlighting the approach of moderation and fighting terrorism and extremism, and his visit to Russia expressed the Kingdom's international weight in the Middle East, in addition to promoting investments in energy and industry

His visit to the United States of America, which included a number of American cities, during which he met with the American president and a number of American politicians and businessmen, was followed by a global follow-up, followed by his visit to France, which achieved tangible results represented by the signing of a number of agreements and memorandums of understanding in the economic fields and attracting foreign investments and capital.

In the past few days, the Kingdom witnessed the first meeting of the Saudi-UAE Coordination Council, which was chaired from the Saudi side by His Highness the Crown Prince, announcing a new phase of cooperation and integration between the Kingdom and the UAE in the fields of economy, human development and political, security and military integration between the two countries.

Al-Dawood said that the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the assumption of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman as Crown Prince comes as the Kingdom is moving with confident and deliberate steps towards the future, under the leadership of King Salman bin Abdulaziz - may God protect him - who leads the Kingdom to the ports of development, security and stability, asking God to keep the leader of our march, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, healthy and reward him with the best reward, and protect him from all harm, and grant his successor, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, the blessing of security, stability and development in our country.