Riyadh, December 15, 2018, SPA -- Speaker of the Shura Council Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al-Sheikh won the "Parliamentary Excellence" Award in the Arab Parliamentary Union, in the category of "Speaker of Parliament among the speakers of Arab parliaments. This came during the meetings of the Executive Committee of the Arab Parliamentary Union, at its 24th session currently held in the Egyptian Council of Representatives, Cairo, headed by Ahmed Raslan, Chairman of the Committee on Arab Affairs in the House of Representatives. The award comes as a recognition of the Arab Parliamentary Union for the role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its support for the Arab countries and joint Arab action in various fields under the leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Vice President of the Council of Ministers, and Minister of Defense. --SPA 15:46 LOCAL TIME 12:46 GMT 0011 www.spa.gov.sa/w805528