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Graduate Bio:

Dr. Saud Shaneen, a graduate of the Arab Open University, majoring in Education – Arabic (Kuwait-2007). He worked as the head of the secretarial and student affairs department in an educational institution, and now is the director of the Jahra National Educational Foundation, and an imam and preacher in the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs.

Success Story:

He started as an employee in the secretarial department at the Jahra National Educational Foundation. What saddened him that he did not hold a university degree as other colleagues at his workplace. His dream started to be achieved when HRH the late Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz announced the establishment of the Arab Open University. He joined the AOU when he was 40 years old, and completed his study in Arabic language in 2007. Then, he continued his Master degree in Arabic language (grammar and morphology), then obtained a PhD in Arabic language in 2014.

Then, Dr. Saud has become the director of the Jahra National Educational Foundation, holding a high degree that helps him to carry out his job tasks, and teaches in the Public Authority for Applied Education.

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