His Royal Highness Prince Faisal Bin Bandar Bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh, has recently honored Riyad Bank in recognition of its sponsorship of the ‘Book of the Year’ Prize for ten years in a row. His Highness also honored the winners in its tenth edition: Abdulaziz Al-Manei author of “In Al-Mutanabi’s Footsteps” and Mohamad Al-Shamrani author of “Six Minutes...Biography of Deliberate Mistakes”.
<p>His Royal Highness Prince Faisal Bin Bandar Bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh, has recently honored Riyad Bank in recognition of its sponsorship of the ‘Book of the Year’ Prize for ten years in a row. His Highness also honored the winners in its tenth edition: Abdulaziz Al-Manei author of “In Al-Mutanabi’s Footsteps” and Mohamad Al-Shamrani author of “Six Minutes...Biography of Deliberate Mistakes”.</p><p>“The award itself holds a huge cultural value, and we support such awards particularly those related to cultural clubs due to their high level of quality and innovation,” stated His Highness Governor of Riyadh, “and the naming of ‘Book of the Year’ denotes appreciation of the book.” He also clarified that Vision 2030 focuses on the intellect and it will undoubtedly elevate those intellects to levels that would help advance the citizens and the homeland alike in all walks of life.</p><p>The Cultural Club Chair of Board Dr. Saleh Abdulaziz A-Mahmoud expressed his appreciation and gratitude to the Governor of Riyadh for his patronage of the cultural movement in the region and to Riyad Bank for its strategic partnership with this award since its inception.</p><p>Similarly, Riyad bank expressed its gratitude and appreciation to the Governor of Riyadh, while emphasizing that celebrating the Saudi authors and talents is at the core of the bank’s community services provided to the society, where the bank commits itself to community service through more than 700 programs over the past ten years.</p><p>The winner Mohamad Al-Shamrani said, “I am so proud to be part of this award, and it is undoubtedly a great addition to my writing career as I believe this award will bring about a huge difference to my writing experience.” The winner added, “I have never planned or expected to win this award.”</p>
