and a former astronaut. He was the back-up payload specialist for Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on STS-51-G. Nassir Al-Salloum, Minister of Transportation Dawood Alsulaim, pilot, major general, and former Saudi Military Attaché to the United Kingdom. Saleh Al Abbad, former chief of the Saudi Royal Court. Saleh Al Nugaidan, draughtsman, painter, and photographer. Sulaiman S. Olayan, one of Saudi Arabia's leading businessmen whose autobiography is titled "From Unaizah to Wall Street." Sulaiman Al Sulaim, former Minister of Commerce and Finance and Chairman of Saudi American Bank Abdulrahman Rashed Alkhayat, Royal Saudi Navy admiral Saad Al-Sowayan, anthropologist and writer Abdul-Rahman ibn Nasir al-Sa'di, a Sunni Muslim scholar and former imam of the city's Jami' mosque Muhammad ibn Uthaymeen, a Sunni Muslim scholar and former imam of the city's Jami' mosque In the news Unaizah is well known for its hospitality, hence, there are a variety of tourism Festivals in the year. These include dates, and healthy crops festivals. There is also a bi-annual cultural festival which is a trademark for this city. It was the only city of the Najd region to invite a Saudi Shiite cleric to speak in a public event, in a grass-roots effort to promote a united national identity. This drew criticism from conservatives in neighboring cities. Gallery See also Unaizah Municipality Najd `Anazzah References External links Information about the city Unaizah unofficial site (ParisNajd) Unaizah's Department of Education Unaizah's Technological College Sheikh Abdulrahman Bin Sedi Secondary School Unaizah's largest forums online Dakkat Unaizah forums Youth of Unaizah forums Unaizah's poets forums Janah (a district in Unaizah) Forums Municipality website Populated places in Al-Qassim Province