The Council of Ministers, during today’s session, chaired by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, approved the transformation of Suleiman Al-Rajhi Colleges into a private university.

The Council of Ministers’ decision stated “after reviewing the application submitted by the Ministry of Education, and after reviewing the recommendation prepared in the Council of Economic and Development Affairs No. (11-29/40/d) and dated 2/6/1440 AH, the Council of Ministers decided to approve the transfer of Sulaiman Al Rajhi colleges to a private university for the new name to be  (Sulaiman Al-Rajhi University).