Notable achievemeNts - Rawabi Holding

QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER 

Issue 27 Oct-Dec 2011 

IN THIS ISSUE 

01 Notable 

Achievements 

02 Making a Difference 

Youth Empowerment 

Community Investment 

Corporate Community Service 

10 Business newS 

24 TEAM 

CONTRIBUTIONS 

28 Powered by PEOPLE 

10, 18, 31 RAWABI 

HOLDING EVENTS 

Notable Achievements 

Rawabi Electric: 

Develops the First of its 

Kind Saudi-Made Power 

Control Room 

Rawabi Electric, the power and 

automation arm of Rawabi Holding, is 

pleased to announce the delivery of a 

turnkey pre-engineered, prefabricated 

and tested power and automation 

solution ready for site plug and switch 

on. In cooperation with Saudi Aramco 

and the dedication of Rawabi Electric, 

Eaton, EEIC, Jacob Zate, the control 

room is up and running. The solution 

delivers various power needs; 34.5KV, 

13.8KV, 4.16 MCC, 480V Switchgear 

and MCC, PLC, annunciators, battery 

and chargers, fire systems, redundant 

HVAC, PPE and auxiliary power, all 

in one prefabricated and portable 

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Rawabi Electric: Develops... (Cont. from page 1) 

Cover page photo: 

Interior shot of the 

Power Control Room 

(PCR), also known as 

Prefabricated Portable 

Substation 

Top photo: 

RE Team inside the 

Power Control Room 

Bottom photo: 

Exterior shot of the PCR 

substation that is weather proof and compliant 

with industry standards. When delivered, 

the PCR is ready for plugging site cables and 

switch power. It will offer Saudi Aramco all 

the power and control/automation required to 

deliver 50,000 barrels of light crude. The client 

is upbeat about huge savings as a result of 

eliminating field work and reducing time spent. 

Top photo: 

Rawabi Career Guidance 

instructor, Eng. 

Ahmed Mostafa (rightmost 

in front row) with 

student counselors 

Bottom photo: 

Mr. Mostafa lecturing 

in one of the training 

sessions 

A large feat to overcome, the team’s dedication 

and joint vision made this a reality. I take this 

opportunity to thank Saudi Aramco for their 

relentless quest in developing local vendors, 

Rawabi Electric’s team for their hard work and 

dedication and our partners at Eaton and EEIC 

for their extra dedication to produce the control 

room in a short time period. This development 

opens windows of opportunity for us all allowing 

us to add value to our society every day. 

MAKING A DIFFERENCE 

Youth Empowerment 

Rawabi Holding’s CSR Unit 

Launches Rawabi Career 

Guidance 

Rawabi Holding’s CSR Unit launched the pilot 

phase of its third Youth Empowerment “Self 

Discovery” Program under the title of “Rawabi 

Career Guidance” on October 22, 2011. The 

program will run under the supervision of the 

Eastern Province Ministry of Education office. 

During the pilot phase, Rawabi is hosting the 

training of 18 counselors, eight of which are 

male and female student counselors from public 

schools in Dammam and Khobar, and were 

nominated by the Ministry of Education. The 

training, which concluded on November 23, 

2011, focused on equipping the counselors 

with the proper communication skills and knowhow 

to provide academic and career counseling. 

Upon completing the 120 hours of training, the 

counselors will be awarded international career 

counseling certificates, and begin providing 

career planning services for 11 th graders in the 

schools in which they work. The other trainees 

will also provide career planning services for 

students in the Eastern Province. The pilot 

phase targets a total of 1000-1500 students 

across the region. The career planning process 

will allow students to complete psychometric 

tests that allow them to match their interests, 

strengths and weaknesses with careers available 

to them in the Saudi job market. 

Rawabi’s Youth Self Discovery Program 

addresses a pertinent social issue that addresses 

the requirements of Rawabi’s stakeholders: 

empowering youth (aged 16-24) to identify their 

potential, assisting them in channeling their 

energies and providing them with the means 

for a bright and successful future through three 

main programs: the Rawabi Talent Exhibit, the 

Rawabi Internship Initiative, and the Career 

Guidance Program. 

As the majority of Saudi Arabia’s population is 

under 30 years old, and many of these citizens are 

at a loss when it comes to their future, meetings 

with our stakeholders allowed us to identify this 

as a worthy cause to adopt. Rawabi’s investment 

in bringing about a positive social shift for youth 

in our community aims to address the issue at 

the core, focusing on specialized programs for 

high school and university students. 

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MAKING A 

DIFFERENCE 

By joining 

Rawabi Holding 

during the 

Summer of 

2011, I did not 

only gain soft 

and technical 

skills, but I also 

consider myself 

to have gained 

a new family 

consisting of 

brothers and 

sisters, who 

will always be 

connected, no 

matter where our 

future leads us. 

An Eight Week Journey with 


Salsabeel Al 

Sultan 


Corporate 

Communications 

It all started with one simple phone call from one of 

my friends on my first week of summer 2011, who was also a fresh 

graduate and searching for something useful to do with her summer 

vacation. We were browsing the internet when we came across a 

website that had a link to a company known as Rawabi Holding, 

which we knew absolutely nothing about except that it was a multiservice 

corporation based in Khobar and had a summer internship 

opening. 

Department 

2011 Summer 

Even though I had taken 

Mini-Intern 

many part time jobs during 

college, I knew after 

attending the orientation program, which was well 

prepared by a number of highly qualified members 

of the company that this summer will not be as 

any other summer. Indeed, I realized that Rawabi 

is not only a company, but a company powered by 

people, that values people’s development and is 

ready to share its thirty years of experience with 

the youth of its country. 

I was assigned to work in the CSR Unit in the 

Corporate Communications Department, to share 

daily tasks and projects with the rest of the 

team members, such as updating departments’ 

handouts, translating a number of videos regarding 

experts explaining what it takes to be in their field 

at Rawabi Talent Exhibit. In addition to that, I 

assisted in initializing an environmental campaign 

under the name “Committed to Build a Green 

Future”, targeting all Rawabi Holding employees 

while covering various aspects of daily issues as 

biodiversity, recycling, energy and water usage 

through advertisements, surveys, competitions, 

etc. to make the campaign as strong as possible. 

This project changed my entire perspective toward 

our planet was the environment campaign. After 

working on this project under the supervision of 

my mentor Ms. Hanaa Almoaibed, who strongly 

believes in taking individual responsibility 

towards our globe, I was greatly influenced by 

her devotion in making a difference in social and 

environmental performance. I started to think 

twice before using any paper product, of the 

number of trees we waste every day for a one use 

paper cup, or the effort put into plastic bottles 

just to produce a water bottle that is thrown away 

Photo: Ms. Al Sultan discusses her tasks and learning 

experiences as an intern 

as soon as it has been opened. Plus, the number 

of children who are suffering from Asthma right 

now, due to the factories surrounding our land 

with its continues toxic gas spread to produce 

new materials, that can be simply recycled with 

much less energy, and alternatives that can be 

used. I noticed that if each person invested a 

quarter of his/her time, massive changes could 

be made within our society that can be extended 

further in the long run. 

Besides the environmental awareness, I also 

gained professional skills by attending the 

orientation week, intern weekly workshops, field 

trips and by getting involved in CCD’s daily tasks 

and meetings such as a labor law awareness class 

delivered by the legal department during our first 

week. 

I am currently working at ISG Jubail as an IT 

Specialist, applying the skills and knowledge that 

I have learned at Rawabi Holding. I am also a 

member of “Be Different Group” and “CARE” for 

charity events and volunteering work. Moreover, I 

am continuing to raise environmental awareness 

among family and friends as being a role model 

of how a green person can be and through my 

Facebook page, to apply what I have started 

during my internship with Rawabi Holding. 

By joining Rawabi Holding during the Summer of 

2011, I did not only gain soft and technical skills, 

but I also consider myself to have gained a new 

family consisting of brothers and sisters, who will 

My Experience with Rawabi 

After graduating from university, I found myself lost in 

a predicament and facing a challenging situation – I found myself 

searching for a promising career in times of economic growth in the 

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

Fahad Othman 

Sales & 

Marketing 

representative 

I had found an article in 

one of the local newspapers 

about the Rawabi Talent 

Exhibit, adapted by Rawabi 

in Rawabi Holding to support the 

SpecializeD 

Enclosures 

(RSE); 

Kingdom’s youth in order 

to motivate them be able 

to identify which job suits 

2011 Summer them best. The exhibit 

Mini-Intern offered the attendees a 

chance to get to learn more 

about 25 different career 

paths that they could follow, showcased by 

career experts that explained in full depth the 

characteristics of each job. I was one of those 

career experts, offering my knowledge purely 

for the sake of volunteering to help enhance 

Photo: Mr. Othman shares his experiences from the 

internship 

always be connected, no matter where our future 

leads us. 

Finally, I’d like to take this opportunity to express 

my appreciation to Rawabi Holding for all the 

effort put into this program and arranging such 

a beneficial summer. Also, special thanks to 

the Corporate Communications Department for 

hosting me. 

the development of the youth, and not for any 

financial gains that I may have been offered. 

The success stories that Rawabi Holding 

witnessed post-exhibit and the level of 

organization and commitment that they invested 

was mind blowing to me. It was after the exhibit 

that I realized how much Rawabi Holding is what 

I’m looking for in order to kick-off my career. I 

was selected among the endless number of youth 

to join Rawabi Holding for a “Mini-Internship” 

program in the Finance Department. The bulk 

of knowledge that I acquired under expert 

supervision in this field is surreal, and it was 

mainly due to the fact that I decided to join the 

Rawabi Holding family and was employed by 

Rawabi Specialized Enclosures. 

I would like to send out my most sincere gratitude 

to everyone who helped me and gave me a push, 

especially Ms. Nada Badgaish and Ms. Noaf 

AlTurki. 

The success stories that Rawabi Holding witnessed postexhibit 

and the level of organization and commitment 

that they invested was mind blowing to me. 



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MAKING A 

DIFFERENCE 

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT 

Journey to the heart of Islam 

under spotlight at ‎Britain’s 

Haj exhibition 

Article by: ROGER HARRISON | ARAB NEWS 

Published: Nov 13, 2011 

http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/ 

article532891.ece 

JEDDAH: The British Museum in London is to 

mount the first major exhibition dedicated to the 

Haj. 

“Haj: Journey to the Heart of Islam” will open 

Jan. 26 and run until April 15, 2012. Venetia 

Porter, curator of the museum’s Islamic and 

Contemporary Middle East Department, said the 

exhibition would examine the significance of Haj 

as one of the five pillars of Islam, exploring its 

importance for Muslims and looking at how this 

spiritual journey has evolved throughout history. 

“The exhibition is about a journey and lifechanging 

experience, a journey that has one 

purpose only — to reach the heart of Islam. We 

want people to understand what this experience 

has meant,” she said. “The exhibition will 

talk about why the Kaaba is important. I think 

it is important that non-Muslims realize that 

Abraham is the key to the three monotheistic 

religions.” 

It will bring together a wealth of objects from 

a number of different collections including 

important historic pieces as well as new 

contemporary artworks that reveal the enduring 

impact of Haj around the globe and across the 

centuries. 

Three key strands make up the exhibition, 

including the pilgrim’s journey with an emphasis 

on the major routes used through history — 

those from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle 

East; the Haj today, its associated rituals and 

what the experience means to the pilgrim; and 

Makkah, the final destination of Haj, its origins 

and importance. 

The journey element will start with the present 

day with a sense of pilgrims coming from 

everywhere and particularly from the UK and 

then go back in time and focus on four main 

journeys, each of which has a gathering point 

whence pilgrims set off and at an appointed 

time, including Kufah, Cairo, Damascus and 

Jeddah. 

The essence of the routes to Makkah section 

is the incredible effort needed to make the 

Haj in early times. “In a sense the groups are 

chronological but are from several hubs. The 

first we show is across Arabia Darb Zubayda 

from Kufah to Makkah,” she explained. Named 

after Zubayda, the wife of the Abbasid Caliph 

Harun Rashid who endowed the route with 54 

way stations, hostels, forts and watering places, 

the route led from Kufah in southern Iraq to 

Makkah. 

The second route shown is from Cairo that 

acted as the gathering place for pilgrims from 

the Middle East and West. The third hub is 

Damascus — the longest route in the exhibition. 

“The Ottomans took their responsibilities 

looking after the pilgrims incredibly seriously,” 

said Porter. They called it the sürra — the purse 

— not only because the caravan organizers had 

to pay off the Bedouin tribes but also because of 

the money they provided for the refurbishment 

of Makkah. “All the way through we were trying 

to communicate the arduousness of the trip,” 

she said. Pilgrims took months to accomplish 

this and to travel from Damascus to Makkah cost 

the Haji the price of an average house in the 

city. “We’ll show the landscape as well. One of 

the features of the exhibition is that we are not 

only going to show objects but a lot of contextual 

images to give a sense of place.” 

The exhibition also examines the journey and 

arrival from India, Indonesia and as far East 

as China. Of particular interest is the story 

during the British Colonial era — Thomas Cook 

for example taking charge of pilgrim ships. 

In 1886 the Indian government appointed 

Thomas Cook and Son to be the sole agent for 

transport of pilgrims from India to the Hijaz. 

The British government affirmed that it had 

special obligations to protect the stream of 

“Muhammadan pilgrims going to the sacred 

places at Makkah.” On display is a ticket from 

one of the Haj ships, a Haj-proxy certificate 

issued to those who are unable to perform the 

pilgrimage and have asked friends or family to 

perform it on their behalf, and pilgrims’ diaries. 

Porter said that she wanted to show the logistics 

of the task of catering for the huge numbers of 

pilgrims. “It is really incredible. We shall show 

how well it works and what it involves,” she said, 

adding that the journeys were but one part of the 

whole but they are to the heart of Islam. “Even 

though the journey nowadays is much easier, it 

is still arduous and life changing.” 

Qaisra Khan, project curator in the department 

of the Middle East section at the museum, 

said that a section on Makkah talks about the 

sanctuary and its history going back to the 

time of Abraham and then goes into the finer 

points of the rituals themselves through film, 

manuscript and photographs where the rituals 

are explained in detail, for example the tawaf 

(circumambulation of the Kaaba) and the 

standing at Arafat and why this is such a pivotal 

moment. 

A short film will detail all the ritual elements 

of Haj from the first to the last day. “It’s very 

important that people understand what these 

rituals mean to people, why they do them and 

what their origin was,” Porter explained. 

Augmenting the film of the rituals is a 

section examining the rituals through objects, 

photographs, manuscripts, Zam Zam water 

bottles and the like. In this section is a display 

on the history, significance and crafting of the 

kiswa, the black cover of the Kaaba. 

“We also want to convey what Haj feels like and 

has been viewed by artists,” said Khan, noting 

that there were works by contemporary and 

traditional artists on display. “There is also a 

wall of quotes about what the spiritual journey 

has meant to them. We hope that our visitors will 

leave the exhibition uplifted.” 

For more information: http://www.britishmuseum. 

org/Haj 

Gymboree Al Khobar Receives 

a Community Service Award 

Photo: Rawabi Holding Group President and CEO Osman 

Ibrahim holds the Community Service Award plaque with 

Gymboree Play and Learn General Manager Rana AlTurki 

In October, Gymboree AlKhobar received a 

Community Service Award for ‘Recognition of 

Outstanding Community Service & Outreach’ 

at the International Conference in the USA. 

This award was presented as an appreciation 

of the CSR events and outreach services 

to the community Gymboree AlKhobar has 

made. These include sponsorship of Cancer 

Foundation Charity Dinner, hospital visits to 

children with cancer over Eid, involvement in 

GCC Road Safety Week, Aramco Dental Health 

Week, Earth Day, Guest speakers at the Eastern 

Province ‘Teachers of Young Children’ workshop 

and visits to local schools including Saudi and 

International schools. 



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MAKING A 

DIFFERENCE 

We Are the Future 

in and in the process build a beautiful future 

for their country. In the different stations, they 

learned a new skill that’s useful to them; the 

aim was to teach them how every little thing 

is in reality a huge step. Stations included 

work ethics, towards a greener Saudi, health 

awareness, solar energy through arts & crafts 

and much more. 

The open day for children took place on 

December 22 nd 2011 at Sunrise Beach, Al 

Khobar. This is the 9 th open day organized 

by the Saudi Cancer Foundation. Around 70 

patients and their families attended the event. 

A big thank you to each and every volunteer who helped organize the event and turn 

it into a great success! You made it happen! 

Rawabi NGNS joins Bahrain 

Marathon Relay 2011 

Event Organizers: 

Razzan Al Azzouni, Salwa Al Azzouni, 

Noaf AlTurki, Rawabi Group Corporate 

Communications Manager 

Volunteers from Rawabi Holding included: 

Emad Al Ghussaini, Meshal Al Juwaira 

Every year, the Saudi Cancer Foundation 

organizes an open day for children with cancer 

to enjoy with their families away from the dull 

walls of hospitals and the agony of treatments. 

“We’d like to think of it as a Willy Wonka event, 

where we try to turn young patients’ dreams 

and imaginations into reality creating a carefree 

educational environment where a child will learn 

a little something while having fun,” explains 

fashion designer Razan Al Azzouni, the Creative 

Director and one of the organizers of the event. 

This year’s theme was titled “We Are the Future”. 

Upon their arrival, children were divided into 

groups of five. Each group was ushered by 

volunteers who worked as guides for children 

walking them through different stations. In 

each station, children learned through various 

activities about how to better themselves and 

better their society, better the world they live 

Rawabi NGNS won third place in the IT- 

Telecom category, and came in 56 th out of 141 

competitors on December 9, 2011. 

The Bahrain Marathon Relay is an annual 

sporting event organized by the Bahrain Round 

Table to raise funds for local charities. The race 

format is 16 legs of approximately 3 kilometers. 

The race starts and finishes at the Bahrain 

International Circuit. The 2011 race was a great 

success and raised more than BD 30,000 for 

local charities. 

The race has earned its reputation over the years 

to be a favorite among local as well as the expat 

community, and is considered to be among 

the most anticipated events in the country. 

The Marathon Relay is an event that can be 

enjoyed by everyone. 100+ teams (businesses, 

schools, universities and individuals) take part 

in this event. While the top 20 teams are serious 

runners and the top 10 teams often include 

many international runners, most teams enter 

purely for the fun of participating in the event. 

Many of the runners in the lower placed teams 

only run once a year in the relay. 

Congratulations to our runners: Joseph 

Mondejae, JayR Nocellas, Hashim AlAlawi, 

Mohammed Jameel, Mohammed Jaffer, Ali 

Burashed, Wilfredo Catalan, Jerry Ravanera, 

Dave Junsay, Mahdi Al Masqati, Ruben Martires, 

Richard Bueno, Danny Sumalabe, Salman Al 

Mahal, Bader Bin Jamal. 



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MAKING A 

DIFFERENCE 

Corporate Community Service 

Rawabi Holding supports 

flood victims in the 

Philippines 

What: Between December 16 and 18, 

Tropical Storm Washi swept away whole villages 

in the southern Philippines, with an estimated 

death toll of more than 1000 people. Some 

claim to have lost as many as 30 relatives. 

Others remain severely injured and homeless. 

Rawabi Holding employees organized a 

campaign to support flood victims in the 

Philippines 

Photo credit: TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images 

When: Dec 27, 2011 – Jan 10, 2012 

Photo: 

Raymond Goh, Osman Ibrahim, Sh. Abdulaziz AlTurki, HE Mr. S.R. Nathan, Mr. Tan Puay Hiang 

EVENTS 

“Swiber Gives Back” 

Holiday Event 2011 

From the article of: Rizza Echarri, 

Senior Corporate Communications Executive, 

Swiber Holdings Limited 

Published: Jan 27, 2012, Swiber Community 

News 

http://swiber.listedcompany.com/news.html/ 

id/285800 

Throughout the years, Swiber has 

responded to a variety of causes through 

its Corporate Social Responsibility 

initiatives. The commitment to serve 

and help those in need have been deeply 

ingrained within the organization that for 

this holidays celebration, this spirit of 

giving was demonstrated all the way to 

the different business unit levels. 

this added motivation, all teams plunged in 

with varied and creative fund-raising activities 

to enable them to provide and celebrate a more 

meaningful holiday with them. 

On 9 December 2011, at the Singapore Discovery 

Center, these documentaries where shown to 

a jam-packed Iwerks theater. An impressive 

line-up of judges, former Singapore President 

His Excellency Mr. S.R. Nathan, Mr. Tan Puay 

Hiang, Managing Director of Highvest Pte Ltd 

and Swiber partner Sheikh Abdulaziz AlTurki, 

Chairman of Rawabi Holding, all of whom are 

widely known for their charity works determined 

the winner of this competition. The SOC Cranes’ 

heart rending account of the struggles of Mrs. 

Lorena Nunez, a widow with 5 children in a 

relocation area from the Philippines won first 

prize. The other two finalists were from the 

PAPE Herons about Baby Kaitlyn Wijaya, born 

with congenital atresia who have been bravely 

fighting for her life for a year now and from 

Vallianz Albatross, about the wounded pains 

of the young girls sheltered by Ahuva Good 

Shepherd. 

three meaningful songs to punctuate the spirit 

of giving that night. He performed a duet with 

the Swiber Chairman Mr. Raymond Goh’s 8-year 

old son, Joshua Goh; he later joined the Swiber 

singers for the final performance of “Put a Little 

Love in your heart” – where the rest of the 

audience gamely joined in. 

Other guests of honor were Mr. R. Athappan, 

CEO of First Capital Insurance., Mr. Alvin 

Sariaatmadja, Director Pt. Elang Mahkota 

Teknologi Tbk and Mr. Osman Ibarhim, Group 

President and CEO of Rawabi Holding. 

Swiber culminates every year with a night of fun 

and celebration, a celebration of the blessed 

year that was and a celebration of the people 

whose dedication in their work served as an 

inspiration… 

Sh. Alturki was honored with a Swiber Humanitarian 

Award for his beneficent help to others 

through his many foundations and charities. Sh. Alturki 

was given a figurine customized in his likeness 

With the theme “Swiber Gives Back”, eleven 

groups composed of three subsidiaries, four 

overseas offices and four business units chose 

private individuals or established charity 

organizations to help out. In addition, each team 

then came up with a compelling documentary 

about their causes for a video competition 

wherein the winner will be adopted by Swiber 

as one of its main CSR project for 2012. With 

The coveted Swiber’s Gems, a recognition 

of Swiberites who embodied the company’s 

core values of Trust, Respect, Affirmation, 

Determination, Excellence and Cause No Harm 

were also awarded that night. 

BBC World news anchor Mr. Rico Hizon was the 

event host and he introduced each of the videos 

while Mediacorp artiste Mr. Daren Tan provided 



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CONTRACTING & INDUSTRIAL SERVICES DIVISION 

Rawabi electric 

Rawabi Holding Meets 

Singaporean Delegates 

Exploring Business 

Opportunities 

Photo: 

RE Team at the training 

launch 

ACHIEVEMENTS & LATEST 

PROJECTS 

Singaporean Delegates visited Rawabi Holding 

promoting the “Singapore Oil and Gas Services 

Delegation for the Eastern Province” which 

took place on 20 th November 2011 at Rawabi 

Holding headquarters. The team was headed 

by Feroz Siddiqui, the Center Director - Riyadh 

(for International Enterprise Singapore) and 

First Secretary (Singapore Embassy); and Simon 

Lim, the Director, Industry Development Group 

Manufacturing & Engineering SPRING Singapore. 

A joint presentation was made by Hassan A. 

Ramady, Group VP - Contracting & Industrial 

Services Division and Rawabi Holding’s Oilfield 

Services Division welcoming participants from 

six various companies from Singapore. Among 

the business delegations present were: A-Star 

Training & Consultancy Pte. Ltd., Cutech Process 

Services Pte. Ltd., Keyser Technologies Pte. 

Ltd., Ocean Master Engineering Pte. Ltd., RAPID 

Marine HVAC (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd., and Subsea 

Structure Pte. Ltd. 

A total of 14 Singaporean delegates were in 

attendance while 10 members of Rawabi Holding 

also participated in the event. Present during the 

event were: Graeme Thomson (General Manager – 

RTC), Ahmed Al-Qadeeb (Deputy General Manager 

– RTC), Ossama Muhtaseb (Group Business 

Development Manager – Oilfield Services), Ihab 

Khayyat (Asst. Group Vice President – Oilfield 

Services), Ashraf A. Hakim (General Manager 

– RSC), Nasser Al-Shibrawi (General Manager – 

RISS), Gary Lindsay (Operations Manager – RCT), 

and Mohammed Al-Shareef (Group Business 

Development Manager – Contracting & Industrial 

Services). 

Side meetings were also arranged after the 

presentation and the day after to establish further 

cooperation. 

Rawabi Electric is pleased to announce the 

following: 

1. The inauguration of RE’s new Training 

Platform that is comprised of a three-pillared 

approach. The first is high-end customized 

training delivered by ‎industry leaders in their 

field. Specialized electrical and mechanical 

Engineering training was ‎carried out with 

German-Austrian EPLAN, and US Parametric. 

The second pillar is developing in-‎house 

custom made training solutions pertaining to 

our specific industry requirements. For this, 

‎RE has built an in-house team led by staff 

recruited from a German institute and the 

first training ‎program was held in November 

2011. The third pillar is a Learning knowledge 

platform that ‎provides our staff as well as 

others with key personal development skills 

in their various fields of ‎work and interest. 

This was custom built with Knowledge City 

of USA. The same was officially ‎launched on 

Dec 7th, 2011. In addition we have partnered 

with Saudi Petroleum Services. ‎Polytechnic 

(SPSP) for training our new staff on latest 

industrial standards and norms for two ‎years. 

The firstbatch of trainees is already enrolled 

in the 2012 program.‎ 

Rawabi Electric General Manager, Fawzi Al 

Alwan commented “Rawabi Electric continues 

to bring the group’s vision and values into the 

workplace in the most efficient and effective 

way. Under the directive of the Chairman and 

board of directors, we spare no chance to add 

value to most valuable assets that is human. 

I take this opportunity to thank our team and 

group training department led by Ghaleb Al- 

Ghoutani for their hard work and dedication 

in making it happen in the shortest possible 

time.” 

2. RE’s leading solution for utility that was jointly 

developed with Saudi Electricity Company 

(SEC) passed the type tests at the Kema/ 

Dekra Lab in the Netherlands. The tests, 

witnessed by Rawabi Electric and SEC staff, 

weredone under the toughest site conditions 

listed under SEC Distribution Materials 

Specification (SDMS) standards and leading 

International Electrotechnical Commission 

(IEC) standards, directives and norms. We are 

pleased again to deliver to our clients with 

state of the art safe and type tested solutions 

aimed at harvesting the best value. 

3. Delivery of our first and second shipments of 

15KV outdoor breaker type Ring Main Unit 

(RMU) under supply agreements signed with 

SEC. The shipments were made in record 

time,attending to our client’s needs to serve 

their clients with safe, reliable, solid and 

intelligent solutions. 

4. The end of FAT, staging and dispatch of first 

batch of RTU, SCADA and telecom solutions 

developed jointly with Saudi Aramco and 

UK and Saudi Emerson Remote Automation 



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Business 

News 

Solutions (RAS). These high end automation 

solutions will help Saudi Aramco remotely 

monitor and control their Oil and Gas well 

production from the Dhahran central control 

center. 

RUSS Training Highlights 

RUSS offers NEBOSH IOG Course 

5. The Dispatch of the Last Batch of Control 

Shelters Supplied Under Purchase 

Agreement With Saudi Aramco. This solution 

will help the client house all their field 

control, communication, telecom and other 

Automation equipment at satellite locations 

next to their production facilities in a weather 

proof and air-conditioned room. 

Photo: Rawabi Electric’s control shelter 

Photo: RUSS Team with 

Nebosh Trainer Akbar 

Zia-ud-din (middle of 

top row) and Ali Karam, 

Safety Supervisor from 

Abdul Kareem Holding 

(middle of second row) 

Oilfield Services Division 

Rawabi United Safety Services 

RUSS, in cooperation with Akbar HSE Training 

and Consultancy successfully conducted 

NEBOSH International Technical Certificate for 

the Oil & Gas Operational Safety on October 

23 – 30, 2011 at RUSS Technical Operations 

Center, Old Abqaiq Road, Dhahran. 

Business 

Development 

Rawabi United Safety Services (RUSS) was 

awarded an SFC (ShortForm Contract) by Saudi 

Aramco to maintain and repair 2500 (H2S & LEL) 

Sensors. The project was completed successfully 

before the deadline. 

• RUSS has also gained a one year agreement 

for providing safety services and rental 

equipment with NPS (National Petroleum 

Services). 

• The RUSS team has been appreciated by 

Baker Hughes on XTDs Project for the support 

and cooperation in sour well completion 

before expected time. The project successfully 

ended without any incident, which is the core 

objective of RUSS’s operations. 

• It is a great opportunity to announce that 

RUSS has built valuable relations that is to 

help expand its services in the downstream 

sector. RUSS has recently started providing its 

safety services on two new projects awarded 

by Saudi Aramco. RUSS has also made 

inroads to penetrate the Yanbu industrial city 

over short period of time. RUSS looks forward 

to have a remote facility in Yanbu Industrial 

City in near future. 

• Another major breakthrough in the downstream 

sector is the RUSS enrolment with SABIC as 

safety services provider with all its activities, 

which includes supply of specialized safety 

manpower, rental of safety equipment and 

safety training. 

RUSS conducts Emergency Response 

Training in SAMREF Yanbu 

A total of thirty-five (35) Al-Rushaid Construction 

Co. Ltd. (ARCC-EEI) HSE personnel in SAMREF 

Project, Yanbu were the attendees of the 

Emergency Response Training for Confined 

Spaces and Working at Heights on Nov. 15 – 

16, 2011. The course covers theoretical and 

practical aspects of rescue operations in confined 

spaces and vertical rescue. The attendees 

actively participated in the practical exercises 

conducted at their facility. It also includes the 

New Hire Training for RUSS Employees 

RUSS Training Development Department 

completed the new hire training of eight (8) new 

employees for the last quarter of 2011. Topics 

included are the following: 

1. Administrative Policy Orientation 

2. Health & Safety Policy Orientation 

3. Vehicle Operation Rules & Regulations 

Orientation 

4. H2S Awareness Course 

5. Basic Fire Fighting Course 

6. Defensive Driving Course 

use of Breathing Apparatus (SCBA and SABA) 

especially working in confined spaces. 

Jerico Padrones and Henry Hugo conducted 

the two-day training providing the participants 

necessary skills in the proper emergency rescue 

procedures. They were trained also on how to 

use various rescue equipment that might be 

needed to perform emergency response. 

7. First-Aid & CPR with AED Training 

Site H2S Specialist new hire training also 

includes equipment training and on-the-job 

training at rig sites, a total of approximately 18 

days to complete the process. 

The new hire training program of RUSS aims 

to inform new employees about various policies 

and develop their skills and knowledge in order 

to fulfill their respective job responsibilities 

safely and effectively. 



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Business 

News 

RUSS Certifies 740 Personnel for Hydrogen Sulfide Safety 

Retail 

Gymboree Play & Learn 

Give your child the very best 

start to a healthy lifestyle 

A total of 740 personnel from various companies 

in Saudi Arabia completed the Hydrogen Sulfide 

(H2S) Awareness Course from October 1, 2011 

to December 17, 2011. Most of the attendees 

were from Saudi Aramco Drilling & Workover 

Department (SA D&WO) and Transportation 

Department. As SA D&WO accredited provider 

of H2S Safety Training, RUSS maintains the 

highest standards in providing this course to 

its clienteles. An (International Association of 

Drilling Contractors) IADC accredited course, 

with qualified and well-experienced instructors, 

course participants were able to experience 

actual use of various types of breathing 

apparatus and different models of gas detection 

devices that they may be able to use in the field. 

As Saudi Aramco Drilling & Workover Department (SA D&WO) 

accredited provider of H2S Safety Training, RUSS maintains the 

highest standards in providing this course to its clienteles. 

The training aimed of informing oil and gas 

workers about the dangers or hazards of hydrogen 

sulfide, areas potential for H2S gas presence, 

the health hazards and emergency response 

procedures in the rig sites. It is also expected 

that attendees can properly wear breathing 

apparatus and use detection devices in order to 

be certified for hydrogen sulfide safety. 

The RUSS pool of instructor includes Khalid Al- 

Dowlah, Jerico Padrones, Mohammad Awad and 

Mubashar Hassan. 

News from the Gymboree Play floor… 

Have you exercised today? Are you planning to 

visit the gym this evening? 

If you answered “Yes” to either question, 

you will be in the few among us who exercise 

regularly! Unfortunately our children are also not 

exercising as much as they need to either and 

we are now faced with high rates of children in 

the overweight and increasingly, obese weight 

range. 

Children need to learn healthy habits in their 

early years in order for us as a community to 

decrease these frightening trends. At Gymboree 

we are offering parents a chance to introduce 

their children to fun exercise with the launch of 

our new Sports program designed by experts in 

the USA! 

The program aims to encourage healthy habits 

and a positive attitude toward physical exercise 

through fun and physical sports play. Activities 

are designed to get toddlers and preschoolers 

engaged in non-competitive interactive 

games and sports which emphasize flexibility, 

confidence and emotional well-being to build 

strong bodies and minds. 

Children aged from 18 month to 5 years 

participate in Sports including Football, Hockey, 

Golf, Basketball, Track & Field, Tennis and 

Baseball either with their mums or as a drop off 

program. 

Give your child the very best start to a healthy 

lifestyle and book a free trial class at Gymboree 

today! 

Hip Hip Horray! It’s a Gymboree Day!! 

Keep up to date with all our news on Facebook, accessed through our website: 

www.gymboreeclasses-ksa.com 



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Rawabi Chairman Opening Speech 

Distinguished guests, ladies & gentlemen, 

It gives me great pleasure to be with you today at Rawabi Service Appreciation Awards, 

where we are gathered to honor an extraordinary group of Rawabi family members who 

deserve the utmost appreciation for their accomplishments and dedication over the years. 

Events 

Rawabi’s Service Appreciation 

Awards 2011 

Rawabi’s Service Appreciation Awards Ceremony for the year 2011 took place at 

Le Meridien Hotel, Al-Khobar, last December 15, 2011. Three hundred nineteen 

(319) employees were honored for their years of service at Rawabi Holding 

companies. 

Event presenters: Hanaa Almoaibed, Nada Badgaish, Farah Al Ghamdi, Mohammed Ashfaq Siddiqui, 

Simpronio ‘Roni’ Medenilla 

Dear Honorees, 

“Who does not thank people, does not 

thank God” Hadith 

How can we not thank you when you have 

contributed to building and developing 

Rawabi Holding? Your dedication, hard 

work and responsibility helped bring 

Rawabi Holding to where it is today. 

Our sincere thanks and gratitude to 

each and every one of you and to more 

success Inshallah! 

As we are approaching a new year, we 

leave behind a year of hard work and 

unflagging efforts ... where we have 

continued to strive to achieve Rawabi 

Holding’s vision to be the leading 

regional provider of products and 

services to a diversified range of key 

industries, and by doing so to contribute 

to the economic development and 

quality of life in the countries where we 

operate. 

Based on that vision, our mission 

and core values and to contribute 

to the development of our society, 

Rawabi Holding launched its Youth 

Empowerment Program as part of its 

corporate social responsibility. 

Under Youth Empowerment, Rawabi 

Self Discovery Program was launched 

in early 2011 to empower youth (aged 

16-24) by encouraging them to identify 

their potential, assisting them in 

channeling their energies and providing 

them with the means for a bright and 

successful future through three main 

programs: Rawabi Talent Exhibit, the 

Rawabi Internships, and the Career 

Guidance Program. 

I am pleased to announce that following 

the success of Rawabi Talent Exhibit, 

the General Directorate of Education 

in the Eastern Province has invited us 

to set up the same exhibition in their 

schools to reach the largest number of 

students. 

The Ministry of Labor has invited us to 

exhibit during its “Liqa’at” recruitment 

program that will take place in Saudi 

Arabia’s major cities. We are the only 

company that has been granted such an 

opportunity to exhibit! 

We have recently launched the pilot 

phase of ‘Rawabi Guidance Program’. 

The program will also run in cooperation 

with the General Directorate of 

Education in the Eastern Province. 

The program focuses on equipping 

counselors with the proper skills and 

know-how to provide academic and 

career counseling. Upon completing 

training, the counselors will be awarded 

international career counseling 

certificates, and begin providing 

professional career planning services to 

students. 

We are proud of these achievements 

and our partnerships with the public 

sector, which makes us in the lead in 

social responsibility. 

In an effort to communicate our 

messages more efficiently to the 

community, we have recently hired 

a PR firm to help us build stronger 

communication with our stakeholders 

starting with our employees ...with 

you… the heart and soul of Rawabi 

Holding. 

In our last gathering, we promised 

to activate internal communication 

channels so our vision, mission and 

values become the common language 

that brings us together as a team. 

Thus, Corporate Communications 

with the support of Legal and HR, 

started a reorientation program were 

employees learn about Rawabi Holding, 

its businesses, policies and procedures 

and find answers to their inquiries. 

We are currently in the process of 

translating the employee handbook into 

different languages to reach out to all 

employees. 

As for people development, we have 

invited several international trainers to 

conduct in-house courses to a selective 

group of employees to raise their 

professionalism and enable them to 

achieve targets. 

Furthermore, we have signed an 

agreement with the Saudi Petroleum 

Services Polytechnic (SPSP) to train 

180 students under Rawabi Holding’s 

sponsorship for two years. 

Trainees will join the Rawabi Holding 

workforce after completing their 

technical training at SPSP. 

And this is just the beginning… 

Our coming year carries several 

initiatives that aim to further activate 

and integrate our mission, vision 

and core our values into our work 

environment and daily practices in order 

to realize our goals and our hopes. 

In conclusion, I’d like to congratulate 

our awardees once again for their great 

accomplishments... 

I thank each and every team member 

who works hard to turn Rawabi Holding’s 

aspirations into reality. 

Rawabi Holding is powered by people 

like you! 



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Events 


is powered by 

people like you! 

Rawabi Service Honorees 2011 

More Than 5 Years 

Infrastructure 

Development Company 

Abdo Mahmoud Hassan 

Ahmed Abdul Fatah 

Ahmed Kamal Saeed Mohammed 

Amin Khan 

Amr Mohamed Magdi Kamel 

Andew Haber Dolanas 

Ass Bahadur Thada Magar 

Bagbir B.K. Manga 

Bekt Ahmed Al Taeeb 

Bishnu Dev Sah 

Bitay Kumar Sahu Sudi 

Buddhi Bahadur Nepali 

Budhi Man Limbu 

Dal Bahadur Katuwal Sher 

Dilmab Kunwar Lur 

Dulal Hazarat Ali 

Eid Alsaeed Hassan Hegazi 

Emad Alddin Ali Mokhtar Ali 

Farrukh Abdul Khaleeq 

Golam Golam 

Hossan Fakhri Fouzat Al Bataniya 

Ismael Abdulfadel Ismaeil 

Jeniffer siniguian Lagundi 

Jimmy Guevarra 

Johnny Rabang Lardizabal 

Jonax Lagda Balurin 

Khalid Mohammed Abo-Alhammed 

Lagbeer Khan 

Lal Miah Sokal Miah 

Mahmoud Ahmed Sabon 

Majid Khan 

Makesar Yadav 

Mansour Mohammad Mohmmad Ahmed 

Metab Half Turki Almutairi 

Mohamed Ali Fadel Ahmed 

Mohammed Amer Yosef 

Mohammed Hamod Al Abdulh 

Mokram Abdulalem Ahmad Ali 

Mouamen Athman Abdul Altaeb 

Mouelhi Shhata Moselhi 

Nagmuddin Ahmed Hasmi 

Nasser Alsaeed Mohmod Altaeb 

Nazrul Islam Faziu Miah 

Pragas Kapar 

Rady Abdo Abdulmobdi 

Raj Kishor Yadav 

Ram Bahadur Biswakarma Gita 

Ram Bahadur Tamang 

Ram Dular Yadav 

Ramkaji Darji Khamba Singh 

Rasheed Miya a 

Refet Hasen Abdalla Eltaib 

Reynaldo Centeno Gabriel 

Sattar Fazlul Hoque 

Shaban Mohammed Thaha 

Shanitsher Sada 

Sobur Hossain Zulmot Ali 

Suphal Mamdal Dev 

Taj Borhan Def Khan 

Tank Bahadur Basnet 

Vijay Kumar Sahani 

Younes Matok Al Taha 

Yousef Saaed Abu Sharkh 

Zahid Ali Ameer Khan 

Abdullah Mohd Noheli 

Rawabi Corrosion 

Technology 

Edson R. Lalusin 

Rawabi Electric 

Abdullah Mahdi Makki Al Natha 

Ali Salman Ali Al Faryh 

Bader Abbas Ali Al Suhaili 

James Manuel Tiongson Velasco 

Jassim Mohammed Saleh Al Zayid 

Mahmoud Hussein Mohammed Al Qalaf 

Martin Edassery Poulose 

Muslim Abdulwahab Al Monasef 

PradeepKumar Pallippurath 

Sahu Srinibas 

Shajahan Tharayil Kader 

Shiju Kunjamma John 

Sudheer Cheruparambil Somasundaran 

Sushil Kumar Shiriya 

Tarig Saeed Salman Saeed 

Vinod Sasidharan 


Sufian Bassam Mahmoud Sharaf 

Maher Al Ismail 

Mohammed Hussein Al Ammah 

Murali Nedumthedth Raman 

Nawaf Saad Ali Al Atwi 

Primar Evangelista Asuncion 

Julio Jr. Labanen Cacho 

Nasser Suliman AlMuneef 

Reeman Rashid Mohammed Al Dossary 

Ric Benzon Licanto Barboza 

Roqaih Hassan Mahdi Al Ghezwi 

Jafar Ahmed Khazem Al Yousef 

Vicente Jr. Rayala Renolayan 

Abdulbasit Hashim Al Ansari 

Harisha Shetty 

Narayana Pillai Suresh 

Ravindra Kumar Gupta 

Senthilkumar Subbaiah Gavundar 

Thomas Kulathunkal Mathew 

Vedasto G. Felicitas 

Rawabi Specialized 

Contracting 

Abdulaziz Saad Ibrahim Al-Tuwaijri 

Abdurahman Fahad Al Taraiky 

Alberto Grenen Castano 

Ali Naser Hussein Al-Mukhles 

Antonio Santiaguel Lunasin 

Arman Cajayon Javier 

Ayman Sabri Abdulrahman Mohmd 

Babu Ram Acharya 

Bal Bahadur Gurung 

Bam Bahadur Kami 

Bandar Lafi Ziabani 

Bhoja Bahadur Thapa 

Bhukal Mahato Mina 

Bir Bahadur Tharu 

Bishnu Giri 

Buddhi Man Bastola 

Cesar Lupang Talingdan 

Chop Lal Shrestha 

Dal Bahadur Magar Khadga 

Dal Bahadur Rana 

Dan Bahadur Sarki 

Danilo Danilo Vasay 

Deepak Khatri Chhetri 

Dil Bahadur Gurung 

Dina Salah Ahmed 

Edgardo Jonales Doria 

Eduardo Pancho Gurra 

Emeterio Jr Penida Precia 

Epifanio Camacho Javier 

Ernesto Almarez Cantos 

Faisal Fahed Al Dakheel 

Frederick Carrera Fontanilla 

Ganesh Thapa Susmita 

Ganga Bahadur Nepali 

Gaphar Miya 

Golan Prasad Chaudhary 

Gopal Prasad Shrestha 

Gorakh Prasad Naresh 

Hare Narayan Thakur 

Hem Raj Tharu Amar 

Hira Lal Henjan 

Iba Bahadur Punya 

Jayson San Pedro 

Jojit Batac Fuertez 

Kari Mandal Kebat 

Khadga Raj Chandtej 

Kholoud Fadel Sahli 

Krishna Bahadur Bishwakarma 

Kul Bahadur Khadka Mishra 

Laxmi Pasman 

Lekhanath Acharya Gita 

Mani Lal Budha 

Manoj Kumar Yadav 

Mario Coro Palogme 

Marlito Bobijes Britanico 

Merjim Quinto Real 

Mohammed Rahim Rain 

Mohammed Saeed Ekwan 

Narayan Adhikari 

Nicasio Sinag Silos 

Patricio Salenga Santiago 

Pramod Mukhiya 

Puran Mandal Seni 

Purna Kumar Limbu 

Raja Sandanam Veeramuthu 

Ram Bahadur Gurung Rai 

Ram Bahadur Khatri 

Randy Umali Maliksi 

Renato Real Perez 

Romeo Serrano Diokno 

Romero Salupado Bolanio 

Ronald Del Rosario Enriquez 

Sanjay Yadav Magrdaita 

Shree Ram Rana 

Subas Rai 

Tulasi Ram Baral Surya 

Vinod Kumar Shivhare 

Virgilio Galeza Fulo 

Yagya Bahadur Bhandari 

Yousif Ali Al Jaber 

Abass Mohammed 

Chacko Yohannan 

Sadasivan Subhas 

Sameer Al Atwani 

Rawabi Trading and 

Contracting 

Alfredo Pascua Soniega 

Hamed Bakhuet AlJarbuay Al Marri 

Manoj Kumar Kallupalathingal 

Mohammed Ali Hasan Al-Amrad 

Shakil Mujawar 

Rawabi United Safety 

Services 

Ahmed Hilal 

Hendry Dador Hugo 

Hussein Ali Mahdi Albouri 

Jan Acosta Penaflor 

Jassem Mahdi Argan 

Jordan Castillo 

Lemuel Titular Sumagang 

Mohammed Hanif 

Mubashar Hassan 

Murad Abdullah Alabdi 

Murtada saleh Alobaid 

Raymond M.Deliquina 

Safi Hussein Alsaggaf 

Sibtain Mughal 

Taleb Abdullah Alfadhel 

Tisser Ibrahim Alshanar 

Frank’s Rawabi 

Mohammad Bilal Khalid Parvez 

Abdullah F. Mansoor Al Hayek 

Mohammad Ali Mohammad Al Qadhe 

Mohammad Hassan Al Tawal 

Sami Ahmed Habib Al Daqdooq 

Jehad Ali 

Oussama Asied Sabri 

Obaida Abdulkarem Khafaja 

Rawabi EMEC 

Ashraf Elsayed mohamed Elhamahmi 

Hany Ibrahim Mohamedi Ibrahim 

Ibrahim Mohammed Ali Abdelrahman 

Mohamed Ashraf El Hahmami 

Mohamed Yousef AlHafez 

Hussein Dekhil Ahmed Al Ali 

Fahad Ahmad Ali Al Omani 

Hesham Medhat Ali Ghonim 

Yahya Mohamed Zakarya Mahmoud 

Gehad Mohamed Abdelmawla Mohamed 

Ahmed Fathi Labib Ahmed 

Mohamed Mahmoud Yousef El Gaafarawi 

Ahmed Aly Abdulla Atia 

Sherif Hassan Abdel Wahab Ali 

Mohamed Kamal Shendy Elsayed Salem 

Mohamed Saeed Mohamed Saleh 

Mohammed Mohammed Khattab Eliwa 

Hesham Aly Abdel Hamid Aly 

Mohammed Moustafa Tawfik 

Moustafa Ahmed Mohsen Shadoufa 

Yousef Abdallah Mohdammed Al-Hafez 

Rawabi Industrial 

Support Services 

Wael Abdullkarem Bata 

Mohammed Abdullah Shaban 

Abdulbaset Al Ansari 

Ravindra Kumar Gupta 

Thomas K. Mathew 

Harisha Shetty 

Senthilkumar S. Gavundar 

Narayana Pillai Suresh 

Vedasto Felicitas, Jr. 

Rawabi Hot-hed 

Dante Gapasin 

Pedro Mendoza 

Herwin Son 



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Events 



Adnan Ahmed Al Mussalam 

Hom Prasad Budha 

Min Bahadur Katuwal Chhetri 

Rajeev Kuttan Nair 


Abdullatif Cheeran Kunnan 

Akram Habeb Al-Motawa 

Hisham Ahmed Al Monasef 

Nazrul Islam Jane Alam 

Ossama Zeyad Muhtaseb 


Contracting 

Abdul salam Shamsul Haque 

Alejendro Ascano Ellorda 

Allauddin Khan 

Ceferio Alarcon Martinez 

Danilo Padilla Lapizar 

Dante Polides Jarata 

Elizalde Arcangel Masangcay 

Hilario Decena Quinto 

Kasam Ali Fakaruddin 

Lerio Ninalsa Vasay 

Manuel Caser Gacho 

Meraz Khan 

Miznur Rehman Alauddin Mollah 

Mohammad Qeyamiddin Ansari 

Mohammed Ismail Babu Patel 

Mohammed Muslim Junab Ali 

Mohammed Musthafa 

Mohammed Zamiral Haque Kismuddin 

Mohd Nazar Ansari 

Nikha M.Al Subahie 

Ram Chandran Gohiwar Yadv 

Ram Yakwal Mahto 

Rogelio Antonio Tamma 

Rogelio Espiritu Signio 

Sakir Hussain Kheru Deen 

Shakeel Ansari 

Shamsher Mohamed Alam Ali Khan 


Contracting 

Aji Nair NandaKumaran 

Mohammed ARIF 

Rawabi United Safety Services 

Ahmed Abdelmoula Alsayed 

Frank’s Rawabi 

Ali Saeed Abdul Majid Shali 

Hani Ali Hassan Natha 

Hussain Salman Bahrani 

Mohammad Ali Ahmed Al-Ebadi 

Yaser Mohammad R. Al Hubail 

Rawabi EMEC 

Saher Abd El Aziz 


Rawabi Corrosion Technology 

Hanef Hussain 


Imaduddin Javeed 

Yousif Ibrahim Ahmed Al Talaq 


Mohandas KK 


Contracting 

Adolfo Botor Tirao 

Alejandro Cantanclo Dela Raya 

Anthony Thomas 

Faruk Mohammad Naisul Ahmad 

Fredie Reyes 

Hussain Ali Khodir 

Mohammad Sirajuddin 

Mohammed Abdul Quadeer 

Renaldo Bulacan Sanora 

Sakaria Mavoonkal Thomas 

Sayed Rashid Ali 

Victoriano jr Duque Nicdao 

Wazir Alam Ansari 


Contracting 

Jose Espanola Gindap 

Mohammad Riaz Khan 

Ibrahim Abd El Ghany 


Rawabi Corrosion Technology 

Shaji John 


Shaikh Mohammed Qayyum 

C. Abraham Joseph 


Contracting 

Romeo A. Vasquez 

25 years of service 

Rajan Varghese 

Engineering Manager at 


“In 1985, Rajan Varghese 

joined Rawabi Electric, formerly 

Remal Electric, as an Electrical 

Engineer. 

When he first came to the 

factory, he just had a briefcase 

in his hand. There was no roof or office. Together, 

with his manager at that time, they established 

Remal Electric factory (now Rawabi Electric) 

from scratch. 

Years of hard work and handling several positions 

from Production Supervisor to Production 

Engineer handling both Electrical and Mechanical 

divisions in the factory. Then, in Jan 01 st 1992, 

Mr. Varghese was appointed as Engineering 

Manager and took care of all the operations and 

design in the factory. 

Mr. Varghese is the type of person who’d role his 

Volunteers who helped organize the event 

Sami Al Bouri, Mohsin Zuhair Al Salim, Emad H. 

Ghussaini, Hassan Al Ahbail, Mohammed Ashfaq 

Siddiqui, Kholoud Al Sahly, Abdullah Al Sayed, 

Bandar Al Qahtani, Alfredo Soniega, Rommleigh 

Abdi, Mohammed Faizullah Baig, Mohammed 

J. AlHezam, Fadel Al Manasif, Karl Jeffrey C. 

The event was honored by the presence 

of our Guest Speaker, Engr. Hosam A. 

Alqurashi, a marketing professional with 

strong passion for CSR. 

Throughout his career, Mr. Alqurashi made a solid 

commitment to contribute to the society through 

the companies he served. In 2007 he launched 

the 1st female empowerment programmed 

called Shine targeting female students in public 

universities. He then worked as a consultant and 

developed CSR projects in the fields of Youth 

enabling and financial literacy. He is now the 

senior director of marketing at Alnahdi Medical 

Company developing a CSR platform for chronic 

disease patients across the country. 

sleeves up if there was a machine breakdown in 

the factory, he wouldn’t wait for help, he would 

rather rectify the problem himself. He is a hard 

worker; he always foresaw a better future for his 

company. He is loved and respected by all his 

co-workers. 

He is disciplined and detail-oriented. He believes 

in team work and accomplishing tasks with a 

positive attitude. 

25 years of dedication has made Rajan Varghese a 

role model for any person who wishes to mark his 

career with great achievements! Congratulations 

Mr. Varghese on your success!” 

- from a speech presented by 

Mohammed Ashfaq Siddiqui, Rawabi Holding 

Recruitment Specialist, during Rawabi’s Service 

Appreciation Awards. 

Mendoza, Mishal Juweirah, Yuosef Saad Al- 

Masuod, Jerry Ravanera, Mico R. Aceberos, 

Rodel Bautista, Randy Castro, Randa Essa, 

Simpronio ‘Roni’ Medenilla, Farah Al Ghamdi, 

Nada Badgaish, Hanaa Almoaibed, Joey Anatalio, 

Danny Sumalabe, Raymond Teodocio 



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Mohammad Al Qadi 

Rawabi Holding’s 

Financial Advisor 

TEAM CONTRIBUTIONS 

Income is considered derived from a source in 

the Kingdom in any of the following: 

1. Income is derived from an activity in the 

Kingdom: 

a. Loan charge (proceeds) in any of the 

following cases: 

• the debt is secured by movable or 

immovable property located in the 

Kingdom, 

• the borrower is a resident of the 

Kingdom, 

• the loan is related to an activity carried 

out in the Kingdom 

establishment of a nonresident located in 

the Kingdom, including income from sales in 

the Kingdom of goods of the same or similar 

kind as those sold through such a permanent 

establishment, and income from rendering 

services or carrying out another activity in the 

Kingdom of the same or similar nature as an 

activity performed by a non-resident through a 

permanent establishment. 

Place of payment of the income shall not be 

taken into account in determining its source. 

b. Insurance/reinsurance premiums in any 

of the following: 

• insured asset is located in the Kingdom 

• the insurer is a resident of the Kingdom 

• insurance of activities or risks related 

to activities carried out in the Kingdom 

Withholding Tax Rates 

Withheld amount from gross amount paid shall 

be as follows: 

Type of payment 

Rate 

Withholding Tax Law 

according to the New Tax 

Law in the Kingdom of 

Saudi Arabia 

Every resident, whether or not a taxpayer according to the 

Income Tax Law, and a permanent establishment in the Kingdom of a nonresident 

which pays an amount to a non-resident from a source in the Kingdom 

shall withhold tax from the paid amount. 

c. Income derived from technical or 

consulting services in any of the following: 

• the service is given to a person resident 

in the Kingdom, 

• the service is related to an activity 

carried out in the Kingdom 

2. If it is derived from immovable property 

located in the Kingdom, including gains from 

the disposal of a share in such immovable 

properties and from the disposal of shares, 

stocks or partnership in a company the property 

of which consists mainly, directly or indirectly of 

shares in immovable properties in the Kingdom. 

3. If it is derived from the disposal of shares or 

a partnership in a resident company. 

4. If it is derived from lease of movable properties 

used in the Kingdom. 

5. If it is derived from the sale or license for 

use of industrial or intellectual properties used 

in the Kingdom. 

6. Dividends, management or directors’ fees 

paid by a resident company. 

7. Amounts paid against services rendered by a 

resident company to the company’s head office 

or to an affiliated company. 

8. Amounts paid by a resident against services 

performed in whole or in part in the Kingdom. 

9. Amounts for exploitation of a natural resource 

in the Kingdom. 

10. If the income is attributable to a permanent 

Management fees 

Royalties or proceeds; 

payments for services to 

a head-office or related 

company 

Payments for rent; payments 

for technical and consulting 

services; payments for 

air tickets, air freight 

and maritime freight; 

payments for international 

telecommunications services; 

dividends; loan charges; 

insurance or reinsurance 

premiums 

Other payments 

20% 

15% 

5% 

15% 

Management fees means payments for 

management services contracts, such as hotel 

management contracts, ship management 

contracts, etc. 

Royalties means payments received for use of 

or the right to use intellectual rights, including, 

but not limited to, copyright, patents, designs, 

industrial secrets, trademarks and trade names, 

know-how, trade and business secrets, goodwill, 

and payments received against the use of 

information related to industrial, commercial or 



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Team 

Contribution 

scientific expertise, or against granting the right 

to exploit natural and mineral resources. 

Rent means payments for rent contracts, such 

as rental of equipment, machines, houses and 

Information networks. 

Technical and consulting services means any 

type of technical, technological and scientific 

services, including studies and research on 

different fields, surveying work of scientific, 

geological and industrial nature, consulting or 

supervisory services, or any type of engineering 

services including relevant designs. 

Payments for air tickets, air freight and maritime 

freight means any payment for air tickets, air 

freight and maritime freight paid in the Kingdom 

to air and maritime transport companies, their 

agents or representatives in the Kingdom. 

Payments for international telecommunications 

services means any amounts paid to a nonresident 

party in return for services related to 

provision of international telecommunications 

services from the Kingdom. 

Dividends means any distribution by a resident 

company to a non-resident shareholder, and any 

profits transferred by a permanent establishment 

to related parties; the following should be 

considered: 

a. Dividends by companies engaged in 

natural gas investment, oil and hydrocarbons 

are not subject to withholding tax. 

c. Subjection of a distributing company to 

income tax shall not preclude imposition of 

withholding tax on its dividends. 

Loan charge (proceeds/interest) means any 

amount paid to a non-resident for the use of 

money. 

Other payments means payments from a source 

in the Kingdom to a non-resident for services 

other than services mentioned in this Article (1) 

above. 

Withholder’s Obligations 

A person, natural or corporate, required to 

withhold tax is obligated to do the following: 

Registering with the Department. 

1. Withholding due amount and paying of 

withheld amount to the Department within 

the first 10 days of the month following the 

month of payment to the beneficiary using 

the prescribed monthly form. 

2. Filing the annual withholding form within 

120 days of the end of the financial year, 

and within 60 days for partnerships. 

3. Providing the beneficiary with a certificate 

stating the beneficiary’s name, amount of 

payment, value of tax withheld and number 

and date of payment receipt. 

4. Maintaining records required to prove the 

correctness of the withheld tax. 

Withholder’s Liability 

a. The person responsible for withholding 

tax under the Income Tax Law who fails to 

withhold tax as required, fails to pay withheld 

tax, or fails to report withholding statements 

to the Department is personally liable to pay 

the unpaid tax and any resulting delay fines in 

accordance with paragraph (a) of Article Seventy 

Seven which is 1 percent of unpaid tax for every 

30 days of delay from calculated from the due 

date to the date of payment. 

b. A withholder who hides information, or 

submits incorrect information to the Department 

with the intent to evade taxes is personally liable 

to pay the penalty amount as stipulated in Article 

77(b) which is 25 percent of unpaid taxes. 

Other Withholding Provisions: 

a. The withholding tax as of rates stated in 2 

(above) shall be imposed on total amount 

paid to the non-resident as of 13/6/1425H 

(30/07/2004). 

b. The withholding tax is imposed on gross 

amount paid notwithstanding expenses incurred 

to make the income, and notwithstanding full or 

partial allowance/disallowance, as a deduction, 

of such payment; it shall also be even imposed 

on payments attributed to contracts concluded 

before the effective date of the Law. 

c. Withholding tax provisions shall not apply to a 

natural person who conducts no activity. 

for which tax is withheld, that tax shall be final, 

taking into consideration that no further tax 

shall be imposed on the income from which the 

tax was withheld, and no refund of any amount 

paid as withholding tax. 

f. If the amount is paid to a non-resident who 

conducts business in the Kingdom through a 

permanent establishment, and the amount paid 

was directly connected with the business of the 

establishment, such amount shall be calculated 

in determining the tax base of the non-resident. 

g. If tax is withheld for an amount paid to a 

taxpayer which is included in its tax base, the 

tax withheld shall be deducted from the tax due 

on the taxpayer’s tax base. 

h. If tax is not withheld and paid within the 

legally prescribed time, the recipient remains 

liable to the Department for the amount of tax. 

The Department may recover the tax from the 

recipient, its agent or sponsor. 

Withholding Tax Forms 

1. Withholding Tax Monthly Form: 

This form is considered to be a monthly selfassessment 

return of withheld tax. The withholder 

must file this form with the Department within 

the first 10 days of the month following the 

month of payment to the recipient. 

2. Withholding Tax Annual Form: 

b. Partial or full liquidation of a company 

is deemed to be dividends for payments in 

excess of paid-in capital. 

d. A payment by a permanent establishment is 

deemed to be a payment by a resident company. 

e. If an amount is paid to a non-resident and 

The withholder must file the withholding tax 

annual form filled out within 120 days of the 

end of the financial year, and within 60 days for 

partnerships. 



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Powered PEOPLE 

NEW EMPLOYEES 

The people of Rawabi Holding are at the core of our company. As a united team, we 

boldly reach for the sky while respecting what holds us firmly to the ground. 

It is our people who enable us to tackle new challenges, extend our services and 

actively add new offerings to our growing portfolio. The personal sense of responsibility 

each employee feels fuels our hard work and determination and helps make us a 

success each and every day. 

We welcome all new members and wish them a successful journey with Rawabi Holding. 

Rawabi 

Archer 

Yousef Al-Shaikh 

Operations Manager 

rawabi 

Specialized 

Contracting 

Mohamed Ouzrourou 

Planning Scheduling & Cost 

Control Unit Head 

rawabi Specialized 

Enclosures 

Hussain Ali Mansour Al Sudair 

Mechanical/HVAC Technician 

RAWABI UNITED SAFety SERVICES 

Jassim Yousif Rashid Al Dossari - Site H2S Specialist 

Saeed Yousif Al Omairi - Procurement/ Vehicle Assistant 

Ali Eid Mohammed Al Khaldi - Industrial Sales Assistant 

Osama Ibrahim Saleh Al-Suliman 

Warehouse/Inventory Controller 

Peter Ruel Rouche - Instrument/ Fire & Gas Sys Specialist 

RAWABI INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES 

Fahad Ali Essa Al Subiai 

Heat Treatment Technician 

Muttab Saleh Essa Al Subiai 

Heat Treatment Technician 

Gymboree Play and Learn 

Sherii Ann Kiewitz 

Facilitator 

It is our hard 

work and 

determination 

that creates 

results. 

We are Rawabi 

Holding. 

Mr. Al Shaikh has joined Rawabi Archer as 

Operations Manager last December 2011. 

He has over ten years of experience in 

Sales, Marketing and Operations. He holds 

a bachelor’s degree in applied mechanical 

engineering at King Fahad University of 

Minerals (KFUPM) and pursued his master’s 

degree in Business Administration at 

University of Leicester, United Kingdom. 

Eng. Ouzrourou has joined Rawabi 

Specialized Contracting (RSC) as Planning, 

Scheduling and Cost Control Unit Head 

last December 2011. He holds a bachelor’s 

degree in civil engineering at the University 

of Algiers, Algeria. Prior to joining RSC, 

Mr. Ouzrourou has over sixteen years of 

experience in Facilities Management, Property 

Management and Project Management. 

Newborn Babies 

An unexpected 

blessing is 

Powered by 

dedicated, 

talented and 

committed 

people. 

rawabi Holding 

Farah Al Fayez 

Training Coordinator 

Farah Saud Al-Ghamdi 

CSR Officer 

Muhammed Moizuddin 

Oracle Apps. DBA 

Enrico B. Cruz 

Executive Secretary 

Fatima Rabie Al 

Dawood 

Daughter of Rabie 

Al Dawood, Treasury 

Coordinator of 

Rawabi Holding, born 

on September 11, 

2011 

Omnyah Al- 

Abbas Omer 

Idriss 

Daughter of AlAbbas 

Omer Idriss, 

Accounts Manager 

of RTC, born on 

December 13, 2011 

Aman Rico 

Padrones 

Son of Jerico M. 

Padrones, Training 

Development 

Coordinator of RUSS, 

born on October 26, 

2011 

Noaf-Fatima 

Daughter of Basheer 

Mohammed Abdul 

Salam, of the 

Chairman Villa, born 

November 8, 2011 

Fatima Tawfeeq 

Al Sulais 

Daughter of Mr. 

Tawfeeq Yousef Saud 

Al-Sulais, Accounts 

Clerk of Rawabi 

Holding, born on 

October 20, 2011 

always the 

best gift! 

Babies are the 

most beautiful 

gifts from God. 

May your small 

one grow strong 

and happy 

under your care 

and love. 

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“Learn from 

yesterday, live 

for today, hope 

for tomorrow. The 

important thing 

is not to stop 

questioning.” 

– Albert Einstein 

(1879 –1955) 

Inspirational Quotes 

“Men make counterfeit money; in many more 

cases, money makes counterfeit men.” 

– Sydney J. Harris (1917 – 1986) 

“Leaders aren’t born, they are made. And they 

are made just like anything else, through hard 

work. And that’s the price we’ll have to pay to 

achieve that goal, or any goal.” 

Vincent Thomas “Vince” Lombardi (1913 –1970) 

“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t 

matter to me. Going to bed at night saying 

we’ve done something wonderful, that’s what 

matters to me.” – Steven Paul “Steve” Jobs (1955 

–2011) 

“Courage is the most important of all the 

virtues, because without courage you can’t 

practice any other virtue consistently. You can 

practice any virtue erratically, but nothing 

consistently without courage.” – Maya Angelou 

Personal news 

“The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life 

is what is important.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. 

(January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) 

“For having lived long, I have experienced 

many instances of being obliged, by better 

information or fuller consideration, to change 

opinions, even on important subjects, which I 

once thought right but found to be otherwise.” 

– Dr. Benjamin Franklin (1706 -1790) 

“If you don’t stand for something you will fall 

for anything.” – Dr. Malcolm X (1925 –1965) 

“The future belongs to those who prepare for it 

today.” – Dr. Malcolm X (1925 –1965) 

“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t 

used to an environment where excellence is 

expected.” – Steven Paul “Steve” Jobs 

For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow! 

Rawabi Industrial Support Services (RISS) 

hosted a farewell party to one if it’s first 

employees,Mansueto Belonio, HR Officer, who 

is ending his service after 10 long years with 

RISS. ‘Manny’, as commonly known to many, 

joined Rawabi on November 17, 2001. He 

eventually transferred to RISS and with GM 

Naser Alshibrawi, slowly established RISS as a 

Nondestructive Testing (NDT) Company. As a 

start-up company with very limited manpower at 

that time, Manny assumed and rotated to almost 

all office positions in order to achieve the demand 

of the service and office as well. Today, RISS is 

one of the leading NDT companies in the Saudi 

market and Mr. Belonio as one of its pillars who 

puts RISS to its present stature. 

The farewell party was graced by the Group 

President & CEO and in his brief speech, 

extended his heartfelt appreciation to Manny for 

his 10 years of valuable service and contributions 

to RISS. Mr. Ibrahim reiterated that the real 

strength of Rawabi is its people and addressed 

everyone to emulate the dedication that Manny 

has had for the company. 

In his acceptance of the certificate of appreciation, 

Manny, thanked Rawabi Holding for the trust and 

EVENTS 

Rawabi Holding’s 4 th Annual 

Get-Together 

Rawabi Holding’s Filipino employees organized 

the 4 th annual get-together, which was held on 25 th 

December 2011 at La Paz Batchoy Restaurant 

in Al-Khobar. The event was attended by more 

than 100 Rawabi Holding employees and their 

family members. This included Filipino team 

members from Rawabi Swiber, Rawabi Trading 

& Contracting, Rawabi Specialized Enclosures, 

Rawabi Industrial Support Services, Rawabi 

Specialized Contracting, Rawabi Corrosion 

Technology, Rawabi United Safety Services, 

Rawabi Electric, and Rawabi Holding Head 

Office. 

The holiday season is a time for sharing and the 

season of joy and good deeds. This occasion is a 

great chance to get acquainted with all the other 

employees of Rawabi Holding. 

Filipino employees from The get-together was 

organized by Jerry Ravanera, Executive Secretary 

- Office of the Group President & CEO, Raymond 

Teodocio, Corporate Communications Coordinator 

- Corporate Communications Department, Monico 

“Mico” Aceberos, Executive Secretary - Office of 

the Group Vice President (Contracting & Industrial 

Services Division), along with Alfredo Soniega, 

Rodel Bautista, Joey Anatalio, Rico Bautista, 

Jerome Cacho, Jun Renolayan, Noli Arranguez, 

confidence that they had given him during his 

stint in the company. 

Manny will sure be missed by his colleagues. 

Andrew Lauron, 

Karl Mendoza, Roni 

Medenilla, Danny 

Sumalabe, Burt 

Pereda, Enrico 

Cruz, Yoldy Tabilog, 

among others. 

Special thanks go 

to our fellows from 

RSC Dammam Port 

Project for helping 

in the physical 

arrangement of 

the venue, to Joel 

Galinato and Toto Vasquez for lending their 

MediaCom Videoke Sound Systems, and to Mr. & 

Mrs. Primar Asuncion for judging the contenders 

in the singing contest and providing the cash 

prizes to the winners. 

Of course, this event would not be possible 

without the support of our respected management 

who gave the group the needful support, morally 

and financially. 

Guests were satisfied as none of them left the 

venue empty handed. Parlor games (individuals or 

pair) were also prepared to spice up the occasion. 

One of the highlights of the event was the singing 

contest, where Jerome dela Cruz (RSC) got the 

grand prize for his very exciting performance. 

Surprise guest performers were also invited to the 

celebration: one is a regular performer in a live 

band, a new member of Rawabi Group (Gymboree 

Play and Learn) Ms. Apple Jade, and a grand 

champion at the KSA Pop Icon Season 4, Ms. 

Dallah Gonzales. A group of carolers also came 

to sing some carols and collected small amounts 

for the benefit of our needy fellow “kababayans”. 

It was a short but meaningful get-together where 

everyone got his share of joy, gifts, and wonderful 

experience. 



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Events 


Toastmasters Club 

Inauguration 

The Rawabi Holding Toastmasters Club was 

inaugurated on the 11 th of December 2011 at 

Rawabi Holding’s Headquarters. The nomination 

and election of club officers transpired during the 

meeting. The club is organized by the Training and 

Appraisal Unit, Human Resources Department. 

Rawabi Holding Toastmasters Club is open to all 

Rawabi Holding employees and its subsidiaries’ to 

develop overall communication and presentation 

skills. 

Toastmasters helps people with their communication, speaking and listening 

skills in a mutually supportive and positive learning environment. Growing your 

communication skills will help foster self-confidence and personal growth. 

Photo: (front row, from left) Farah Al Fayez, Muneera Al-Hamad and Alaa Elbakri; (back row, from left) Abdullah Al Sayed, Mashrab Quadri, Fadel Al 

Manasif, Mohammed Ashfaq Siddiqui, Bandar AlQahtani, Ghaleb Al Ghoutani, Mr. Azhar Farooq - Toastmasters Division “O“ Governor, Mohammed 

Zaheeruddin, Syed Azhar Husain, Faizullah Baig 

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