JEDDAH, 25 November 2002 — The former chairman of the International Indian School, Jeddah, and a social activist, Abdul Rahim Ismail, (pictured left), has been nominated to the Managing Council of a Trivandrum-based Muslim Association College of Engineering (MACE), the college announced. Rahim has been authorized by the college to represent it and to promote its cause in the Gulf. The prestigious college offers courses in IT, electronics, telecommunications and computer science. Students from the Gulf will be given preference in college admission.