Public Administration Institute celebrates 1,055 graduates in Riyadh

Under the patronage of Minister of Human Resources and Social Development and Chairman of the Board of the Institute of Public Administration, Ahmed bin Suleiman Al-Rajhi, and in the presence of the Institute’s Director General, Bandar bin Asaad Al-Sajjan, along with several dignitaries, the Institute of Public Administration in Riyadh held the 30th edition of its “Graduate and Job” ceremony. The event celebrated the graduation of 1,055 students—597 men and 458 women—out of a total of 1,354 graduates for the 1447H academic year across the Institute’s branches.

The ceremony featured several segments and activities, including a procession of graduates, a screening of the event film, a speech by the graduates, and the honoring of outstanding graduates by the Minister.

In his speech, Director General Bandar bin Asaad Al-Sajjan congratulated the graduates and their families, emphasizing that their graduation marks the end of a training phase and the beginning of their journey as qualified national talents ready to work in government, private, and non-profit sectors, actively contributing to the goals of Saudi Vision 2030.

He noted that this 30th ceremony continues a national journey the Institute began over six decades ago, during which it has accompanied the development of administration in the Kingdom and contributed to building its human and institutional capacities.

Al-Sajjan expressed his gratitude to King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prime Minister, for their support of human capacity development and the advancement of state institutions. He also thanked Minister Ahmed bin Suleiman Al-Rajhi for his patronage and presence at the ceremony, as well as the Institute’s board members for their ongoing support.

The ceremony concluded with the honoring of outstanding graduates and the event sponsors.