{"id":7504,"date":"2015-06-24T16:40:53","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T14:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sa.zain.com\/about\/governor-of-makkah-honors-zain-ksa\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:03:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T09:03:27","slug":"governor-of-makkah-honors-zain-ksa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sa.zain.com\/about\/governor-of-makkah-honors-zain-ksa\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor of Makkah Honors Zain KSA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nGovernor of Makkah Honors Zain KSA<\/p>\n<p>HRH Prince Mishaal bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Governor of Makkah granted Zain KSA an honorary award for its participation as a gold sponsor for the sixth Makkah Excellence Award during a press conference held to announce the winners.<br \/>\nThe award was received by Mr. Saud Al-Bawardi, Chief Operations Officer in Zain KSA, who stressed that the company&rsquo;s participation for the second year in a row in sponsoring the Makkah Excellence Award had risen from its belief in the Award&rsquo;s cultural and social value and the support it has given during its six years to the leading Saudi projects. <br \/>\nMr. Al-Bawardi added that contributing in such national cultural events is one of the priorities of the company. 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