Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Qassim region honored here yesterday evening 17 winners of 1st Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Prize for Holy Quran Memorization for Boys and Girls. Addressing the ceremony, the Prince expressed his pride on this occasion for honoring contestants in the field of the Holy Quran memorization, recitation and intonation. A Guest of Honor of the Prize and Member of Supreme Court, Sheikh Abdulaziz Bin Saleh Al-Hamid said, "We are proud of Charitable Societies for the Holy Quran Memorization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The number of participants in the Societies is more than 700,000 male and female students in various regions and memorizers of the Holy Quran account for more than 10,000."