King Fahd Professorship in Molecular Medicine

Two King Fahd Professorships, one in molecular medicine and the other in pediatric oncology, represent the mutual interest and support between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States. The nation was governed since 1982 by KING and PRIME MINISTER FAHD BIN ABD AL-AZIZ AL SAUDI. King Fahd, the 11th son of the founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, served as minister of education before ascending to the throne. He died in 2005.

Majid Khadduri Professorship in Middle East Studies

MAJID KHADDURI, who passed away in 2007, was professor emeritus of Middle East Studies and joined the SAIS faculty in 1949. He directed the Middle East Studies Program until 1980. A prolific and acclaimed writer on the legal and political problems of the Middle East, he was honored in 1979 with the Egyptian Order of Merit, First Class, and was later elected a member of the Egyptian Academy, a prestigious organization for international scholars of Arabic language and culture.

King Fahd Professorship in Pediatric Oncology

Two King Fahd Professorships, one in molecular medicine and the other in pediatric oncology, represent the mutual interest and support between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States. The nation was governed since 1982 by KING and PRIME MINISTER FAHD BIN ABD AL-AZIZ AL SAUDI. King Fahd, the 11th son of the founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, served as minister of education before ascending to the throne. He died in 2005.