The story of a Saudi aviation engineer who returned to the Kingdom after 27 years of exile in America • Al-Marsad Newspaper

Al-Marsad newspaper: The CEO of the Saudi Aircraft Development and Industry Company, Engineer Munir Bakhsh, said that he had dreamed of working in the field of aircraft since his childhood, revealing that he worked in many other professions such as carrying bags and selling dishes, in order to spend on the costs of his education trip, in engineering. and aircraft industry.

Bakhsh recounted, during his meeting on the “Thousand Miles” program on the “Saudi Arabia” channel, that his love for aviation engineering began with the help of his father, who worked as an auto mechanic, noting that he learned a lot regarding this profession and that he was standing by his father, repairing car parts, And it’s all regarding its maintenance.

He pointed out during his meeting with the “Thousand Miles” program on the “Saudi Arabia” channel, that he first saw the plane at the age of five years, and his dream following that became the manufacture of planes, noting that the low academic rate he obtained in high school did not enable him to do so, so he decided to join one of the American colleges on his own account, and that his admission to the college was subject to conditional admission.

He recounted the journey of his struggle, during that period, to work as a dish seller in an American mall with a salary of $7 in order to meet his needs and complete his studies at the college. He indicated that he joined Embry-Riddle Aviation University in Florida, then obtained a mission from the Kingdom, and was able to complete aeronautical engineering and then Obtaining a first and second master’s degree and graduating with honors.

He revealed that following graduating, he worked at St. Louis Airport in America carrying bags to and from planes as well, until his managers learned of his academic qualifications to be employed as director of operations at the same airport.

He indicated that he had received an offer from an aircraft manufacturer in Seattle, Washington, passed the work test and got a job in the company, with which he began his dream of making aircraft.

He confirmed that his righteousness to his mother forced him to return to his homeland following sitting for 27 years in America, and obtaining a patent for the manufacture of children’s chairs on airplanes.

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