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H.R.H. chairs a number of commissions and organizations linked to the Riyadh Governorate, including the Higher Committee for the Development of Riyadh City, which is also responsible for providing the city with various services. H.R.H. Prince Salman Ibn Abdul Aziz accords great attention and care to humanitarian activities. Since 1956 (1376 H.), His Royal Highness has chaired several committees to solicit donations for the needy and victims of floods and earthquakes in the Arab and Islamic worlds; in general, He has furthered Islamic causes the world over. Prince Salman presently chairs the Higher Committee for donations to support Bosnia-Herzegovina and Somalia; he also heads The Popular Committee for assisting Palestinian Mujahideen, the Higher Committee for raising donations for earthquake victims in Egypt and the General Committee for raising donations for Afghanistan. At the level of the Riyadh Region, he chairs the Philanthropic Society in Riyadh and is known for his generous contributions to Mosques and Islamic Centers. Prince Salman has chaired the Organizing committee of the Kingdom's traveling exhibition entitled "The Kingdom Yesterday and Today." Ever since the exhibition was established in 1984 (1405), he has sponsored its development because he was fully aware of the importance of information. He is also keen to give the world an accurate impression of the all-encompassing progress and prosperity achieved by the Kingdom and to highlight the attention given by the Kingdom to the Two Holy Mosques and Muslims throughout the world. The exhibition successfully conveyed these achievements. It was displayed for extended periods in Germany, Britain, France, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Canada, the United States of America and Spain. |
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Born in Riyadh in 1935 (1354 H.), H.R.H.
Prince Salman Ibn Abdul Aziz received
his religious education at the hands of the highly qualified Ulema and Sheikhs. Wide
reading helped him broaden the scope of his knowledge. 
