What is King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals?
{{Infobox university | name = King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals<br />{{lang|ar|جامعة الملك فهد للبترول و المعادن}}<br /> {{transl|ar|DIN|''Jāmiʿat al-Malik Fahd li-l-Bitrūl wa-l-Maʿādin''}} | image = | image_size = | caption = | motto = {{lang|ar|وقل رب زدني علما}} <br /> {{transl|ar|DIN|''Wa-Qul Rabb-ī Zid-nī ʿIlman''}} <br /> Say, 'Lord increase my knowledge' | established = {{start date and age|1963|9|23|df=yes}} | type = [[Public university|Public]] | endowment = more than $500 million | president = Dr. Muhammed M. Al-Saggaf | undergrad = 8,000+ | postgrad = 1500+ | city = [[Dhahran]] | province = [[Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia|Eastern Province]] | country = [[Saudi Arabia]] | campus = Enclosed | former_names = College of Petroleum and Minerals {{small|(1963–1975)}}<br/>University of Petroleum and Minerals {{small|(1975–1986)}}<br/>King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals<ref name=kfupm>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/SitePages/en/DetailPage.aspx?CUSTOMID=2&LinkID=Link24|publisher=KFUPM|access-date=8 June 2012|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225194341/http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/SitePages/en/DetailPage.aspx?CUSTOMID=2&LinkID=Link24|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{small|(1986-Now)}} | nickname = ''{{transl|ar|DIN|Jāmiʿat al-Bitrūl}}'' | website = [http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/Default_en.aspx www.kfupm.edu.sa] | faculty = 800+ }} '''King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals''' (KFUPM) is one of the 21 Saudi Universities that, beside the Council of Higher Education, the Ministry of Higher Education, as well as several specialized colleges and institutions, consist the main component of the higher education system in Saudi Arabia. KFUPM and the other Saudi Universities are supervised by the Ministry of Higher Education, and regulated by The Council of Higher Education. KFUPM, same as other Saudi Universities, has a board chaired by the Minister of Higher Education while the rector serves as the deputy chairman. Membership of the Board in