Prince Salman Ibn Abdulaziz, the Governor of Riyadh Province, who is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives "Darah" has commended the Foundation. In a speech on the 40th anniversary of the Foundation's establishment, Prince Salman said, "King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives has been established to be a scientific and cultural institution concerning the service of the history of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in loyalty to the founder King Abdulaziz, (May Allah bless his soul), and in recognition of his historic accomplishment in the unification of the Kingdom, and setting up a modern state that has become an oasis of stability, security and development.