Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, the Governor of the Eastern Region patronized here on Wednesday evening, the graduation ceremony of 1189 students of King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals for the year 1430H. Addressing the ceremony, Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz affirmed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is proceeding in steady steps among countries, deriving its power by the guidance of tolerant Sharia and thanks to the wisdom and experience of the leader of the march, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Crown Prince and the Second Deputy Premier. In his speech, the University's Rector Dr. Khalid bin Saleh Al-Sultan said that the university has obtained 40 patents registered in the United States and Japan and more than 90 patents under registration as well as more than 25 research chairs, adding that the University has more than SR 300 million of endowments to support researches.