ISLAMABAD: The founding day of Saudi Arabia was celebrated here at the Kingdom’s mission.
The simple but graceful ceremony was attended by the diplomats and associates of the embassy. The day is being celebrated across Saudi Arabia and Saudi diplomatic facilities in various parts of the world on Sunday (today).
Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmad Al-Malkiy chaired the ceremony to commemorate the day and he threw light on the historic significance of it. The ambassador eulogised the role of King Salman bin Abdul Aziz and Crown Prince Prime Minister Muhammad bin Salman in fabulous progress and development of the Kingdom. He recalled that under their leadership Saudi Arabia has attained a great stature on the world scene.
Ambassador Saeed Al Malkiy is a highly active diplomat and focused on strengthening bilateral economic, trade, and strategic ties, recently facilitating initiatives like the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre’s (KSrelief) Ramadan programme in Islamabad. Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Harmony Sardar Muhammad Yousaf lauded Ambassador’s role to further solidify brotherly relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
The day is to commemorate the enthronement of Muhammad bin Saud as the Emir of the oasis town of Diriyah in 1727 following the death of his father Saud al-Muqrin, the eponymous ancestor of the al-Saud family. His hereditary succession is considered as the prelude to the inception of the First Saudi State, the antecedent to the Second Saudi State and present-day Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
