Former Aramcon and frequent contributor to Aramco ExPats, Engr. Iqbal Ahmed Khan who now lives in Karachi, Pakistan and is one of the founding members of the Saudi Aramco Ex-employees Association (SAEEA) shares the story of the many sites and friends he visited on his tour of Islamabad, Wazirabad, and Lahore from March 30 through April 8, 2012.
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SAEEA Monthly Meeting for April 2012
In the late 1940s and early 1950s Dhahran, Saudi Arabia was a bare bones oil town in the middle of nothing but desert, a very different place then the Dhahran of today. There were no trees or lawns, no radio or television, and few amenities beyond the recreation center.
Tim Barger and Sally Duncan stroll by one of the great Nabataean tombs at Madain Salih—a stop for former Aramcons and family members honored in February for returning archeological artifacts to the kingdom. Photograph by Arthur Clark.
Mr. Kirk Peterson has been teaching at Udhailiyah School for the past 10 years. He had the opportunity to travel to the Philippines this past December during the winter break. He worked in the Philippines for two years in the mid-1970’s when he was 19 years old.
SAEEA'S 4th Reunion Luncheon Held March 04, 2012
SAEEA Monthly Meeting for March 2012
Elinor Nichols could never have guessed nearly half a century ago that a visit with her late husband Roger to a remote sand buffeted fort in the eastern desert of Saudi Arabia would spark a journey that would see her return earlier this month as a guest of royalty.
SAEEA Monthly Meeting for February 2012
SAEEA Monthly Meeting for January 2012
Frank Reilly is president of Reilly Financial Advisors, a La Mesa, Calif.-based investment-adviser firm. I work in a family business with my father, who started advising clients abroad thirty-seven years ago when his neighbors moved to the Middle East to work as schoolteachers.
Saudi Aramco’s King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture has joined hands with the Saudi Commission for Tourism & Antiquities (SCTA) to encourage the donation and return of Saudi Arabian archeological artifacts currently in private collections around the world. Saudi Aramco signed an agreement with the SCTA on Dec. 26 to cooperate in recovering valuable heritage artifacts.
SAEEA Monthly Meeting for December 2011
SAEEA - Strengthening Ties For Saudi Aramco Retirees and Their Families in Pakistan
SAEEA Monthly Meeting for November 2011
Saudi Aramco has passed another environmental milestone with the publication of the Marine Atlas of the Western Arabian Gulf. The atlas is the first of its kind in the Kingdom and offers a unique window into the diverse, rich marine and coastal environments of the Arabian Gulf.
SAEEA Monthly Meeting for October 2011
SAEEA's Anniversary and Eid Milan Luncheon
September Meeting of SAEEA