Saudi Arabian International School - Bedouin Yearbook (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

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DON WHALEN PROUOLY weors his compony jockcr (rop). Businessmen, olrllne personnel ond orchltects ore obo common omong students' porents.

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HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ABDULLAH DIN ABDULAZIZ HIS MAJESTY KING FAHD BIN ABDULAZIZ Crown Prince ond Commander of rhe Norionol Guard, Abdullah wos born in 1924. King Foisol oppoinred Prince Abdullah President of the Norionol Guard in 1960. Under his leadership it hos become o modern military institution. Fohd hos held mony ministerial posts including that of Minister of Education. His skill in government become opporenr when he choired six Supreme Councils during the reign of rhe lore King Foisol. He served os Crown Prince for mony years until the tragic death of King Kholid in June lost year. 7

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Were ir nor for the ropid economic development of Soudi Arobio. few of us would be here. Most of whor we now coll Riyodh wos virruolly o borren desert just o few yeors ogo. To build the city into o modern copitol, mossive projects in construction, communicorion. finance, transportation, commerce, education, industry ond utilities hove been undertoken through contracts with foreign companies. Such contracts ore the reason most of us hove come to moke Saudi Arobio our temporary home. Militory ond health fociliries such os King Foisol Hospital hove also brought mony of us here. Large portions of the student body come from some of the larger project companies such os U.S. Corps of Engineers, Dell Canada, Soudi Arabian Notionol Guard, Lockheed Corporation, United States Military Training Mission, Joint Economic Commision Of Riyadh, McDonnell Douglas Corporation ond others. There is o sense of pride among students in the individual accomplishments of their companies ond in the superior facilities which they provide. MILITARY AND PARAMILITARY orgonlzotions ore helping to moke Soudi Arobio Into o modern norlon os it rokei irs pkxe among the more Influential countries of the world.