SOFIA: During an official trip to Bulgaria, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, was awarded the “Madara Horseman” Medal — the highest medal in Bulgaria, by the Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov.
Prince Alwaleed was also awarded the honorary title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the Thracian University.
The ceremony was held at the Military Club in the capital city of Sofia and the doctorate was presented to Prince Alwaleed by Professor Ivan Stankov, rector of Thracian University.
