Dr. Abdul Aziz Al-Ruwais has been the governor of the Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) since December 2015, and is deputy chairman of the board. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) announced on Thursday that is to name its largest hall, in Geneva, after Saudi Arabia, in recognition of the Kingdom’s support for the UN agency since it became a member state in 1949, and through its membership of the ITU’s board of directors since 1965. Saudi Arabia will continue to work with the international community to improve for improvements in the sector in a manner consistent with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 reforms, he added. Al-Ruwais attained a bachelor’s degree from King Saud University in Riyadh, a master’s from the University of Colorado and a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University in the US, all in communications engineering. He was a professor in telecommunications engineering at King Saud University, and the dean of the faculty of engineering at the same university, before becoming the university’s vice president. He has considerable experience in engineering and planning telecommunications networks having previously been an adviser for a number of public and private sector institutions. CITC was founded in 2001 and has its headquarters in Riyadh. The CITC’s vision statement is: “Advance the communications and information technology sector through regulation to achieve a highly competitive environment for the provision of superior services to end users and an attractive ecosystem for investors.”
FaceOf: Dr. Abdul Aziz Al-Ruwais, governor of Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission
FaceOf: Dr. Abdul Aziz Al-Ruwais, governor of Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission
- Al-Ruwais attained a bachelor’s degree from King Saud University in Riyadh, a master’s from the University of Colorado and a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University in the US
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Scouts record 45,000 volunteer hours serving pilgrims at Grand Mosque in Ramadan
- Volunteers guide pilgrims, organize prayers areas, distribute water
- 600 young men and women scouts will work until end of Ramadan
RIYADH: Volunteers participating in the Umrah service camp supervised by the Saudi Arabian Scouts Association at the Grand Mosque in Makkah have contributed over 45,000 hours during the first half of Ramadan.
Six-hundred young men and women scouts, representing various teams across the Kingdom, participated in the camp’s activities, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday.
They helped to guide pilgrims, organize prayer areas, support security and service personnel, care for children, and provide water and fragrances in the Grand Mosque and its courtyards.
The scouts supported the General Authority for the Care of the Two Holy Mosques and the public security sectors.
Three-hundred scouts participated in guidance and orientation with 22,500 hours, while 180 scouts assisted with public security services for 13,500 hours.
Sixty scouts who participated in the organization of prayer areas recorded 4,500 volunteer hours.
Additionally, 30 scouts participated in the Little Pilgrim Initiative, which focuses on caring for the children of pilgrims while their parents perform Umrah, contributing 2,250 hours.
In support services, 15 scouts participated in the water distribution initiative, contributing 675 hours.
Another 15 scouts contributed to the fragrance distribution initiative in the corridors and courtyards of the Grand Mosque, achieving 1,125 hours.
Camp leader Ziyad Qadir said the services of the scouts would continue until the end of Ramadan. He said the camps develop a sense of social responsibility and national belonging among young people.
