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What is International Indian School Dammam mean?
International Indian School Dammam or IISD (formerly Indian Embassy School Dammam) is an English-medium K-12 Indian school in Saudi Arabia led by Mrs Mahenaz Fareed and the largest school in the MENA region by number of students. Most of its 18000+ students come from in and around Ad-Dammam, Al-Khobar and a few from Ras tanura.
It was established in 1982 with 250 students and 15 teachers in a few portacabins and inaugurated by the then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. In 2006, it was divided into two separate buildings having separate campus for the girls and the boys spread at 9.8 acres for both the campuses taken together
Today the strength is 14,160 students, above 650 teachers, 30 administrative staff apart from a fleet of 65 buses on hire from private company and 67 janitorial staff on hire from the local contractor. It is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education and has all the three streams – Arts, Science and Commerce.
Noted Alumni from this school is Karan Singh Grover.
IIS Dammam is governed by a Managing Committee. The Ambassador of India is the Patron of the School. The Managing Committee lays down broad policies and guidelines of the school leaving the Principal and the Staff to conduct the day to day affairs of the school.
Members of the School Managing Committee [1]:
Mr. Mohammad Furquan (Chairman)
Mr. Moazzam Gulam Abdul Kadar Dadan
Mr. Syed Mohammad Firoz Ashraf
Mr. Shabash Khasim
Mr. Misbahullah Ansari (1st Alumnus to be a Member in School History)
Mrs. Sadia Irfan Khan
Mr. Sanoj Gopalakrishna Pillai
referencePosted on 30 Apr 2022, this text provides information on Miscellaneous in International related to International. Please note that while accuracy is prioritized, the data presented might not be entirely correct or up-to-date. This information is offered for general knowledge and informational purposes only, and should not be considered as a substitute for professional advice.
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