JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah yesterday issued a royal decree naming the chairman and members of the first board of trustees of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal outside Jeddah.
Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Ali Al-Naimi is the chairman of the board, whose members include three sons of King Abdullah — Prince Khaled, Prince Abdul Aziz and Prince Mansour.
The 20-member board also includes Ahmed Muhammad Ali, Khaled Al-Sultan, Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, Khaled Al-Faleh, Lubna Al-Olayan, Mohammed Jameel, Choon Fong Shih, Frank Rhodes, Tony Tan King Yan, Mary Robinson, Shirley Tilghman, Elias Zerhouni, Jang Jee, John Brennan, Andrew Gold and Rolf Dieter Heur.
