Saudi Gazette reports on Abdul Rahman Trabzooni, a 24-year-old Saudi wiz-kid who has drawn the attention of both academics and entrepreneurs around the world. I was pleased to see that he credits the King Abdul Aziz and His Companions Foundation for early recognition of his talents. That was an NGO, staffed primarily by volunteers, that I was always pleased to work with as I liked the way in which it sought out talent, regardless of family or connections. Trabzooni appears to be a person to keep an eye on.

A Saudi Bill Gates in the making

DAMMAM – Jeff Raikes, the retired president of Microsoft’s business division, believes Saudi Arabia has its own Bill Gates, and he has a good reason.

Abdul Rahman Trabzooni, a 24-year old Saudi, is so talented in Internet browsing application solutions and software that he just might prove Raikes right.

Tarabzooni’s talent came to light through the King Abdul Aziz and His Companions Foundation for the Gifted.

Trabzooni, who was speaking to audiences in a lecture titled “The World is Waiting” at the information technology forum of the Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd Program for Youth Development in Dammam last week, said that was the turning point in is life.
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