Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Governor of Riyadh region, has expressed his thanks to Director of King Saud University Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Al-Othman for the university's progress in the world ranking of universities (WIPO Matrix) in which the University ranked the first at Islamic, Arab, Middle Eastern and African level. In a reply cable of thanks to Dr. Al-Othman, Prince Salman commended the University's distinguished efforts, wishing it all success.