Visit to HE Dr. Saleh Hamad Alsohaibani
- 11th October, 2022 8:39pm
Today Tuesday October 11th 2022, IUIU Rector Prof Ismail Simbwa Gyagenda visited HE Dr. Saleh Hamad Alsohaibani, Permanent Representative of the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Vice President of the Islamic Solidarity Fund, at his office Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jeddah.
HE Dr. Alsohaibani welcomed the Rector, who was accompanied by his Assistant Mr. Ismail Yusuf Musa and his wife, Dr. Wardah Rajab-Gyagenda. He recalled his recent memorable visit to Uganda in June, during the OIC-IUIU Cultural Exhibition and Gala and thanked the IUIU fraternity and the people of Uganda for the wonderful reception accoded to him and the international visitors.
The Rector thanked HE Dr. Alsohaibani for his support for IUIU and informed him that, thanks to his efforts, IUIU had recently hosted a 5-day TOT of Arabic Language Lecturers by Experts from the King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language. The workshop was intended to offer current and advanced methods of teaching Arabic Language to speakers of other Languages.
The Rector also informed HE that the IUIU managemen, staff and students are very grateful for the tremendous support from the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to IUIU from its inception upto now.
HE promised to continue supporting the University and that he has shared with the relevant OIC agencies the importance of supporting IUIU, especially the vision of having a teaching hospital.
After exchanging gifts, HE treated the guests to a sumptuous lunch at a traditional Fish restaurant.
