Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz, the Governor of Aseer Region received and honored today the Youngest Saudi inventors - Faris Ibrahim Al Khulaifi (17 years old) and his sister Rada (11 years old). The honoring of the Youngest Saudi inventors, came in the light of their winning and representing Saudi Arabia domestically and globally as the two siblings have to their credit 27 different inventions. Faris has invented 19, including 9 patents at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology. He received the title of the youngest inventor from the Geneva-based the International Federation of Inventors Association (IFIA). He also bagged the third position at ITEX (The International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition-Malaysia) as well as finished at the third place among 55 Saudi inventors for the phone system for the elderly and people with special needs. He also authored several books and made rich contributions to the field of literature. Rada Al Khulaifi received the 1st place at the International Exhibition of Inventors - Geneva 2009 for a child anti-suffocation tool as well as her participation at the 4th Saudi inventors forum with 8 inventions of her own, all patents at KAUST, in addition to her writing of 3 books.
