Dr. Said Othman Al-Amoudi, Deputy Governor of Hadhramaut Governorate for the affairs of the coastal and plateau directorates, and Prof. Dr. Salem Mubarak Al-Awbthany, Deputy President of HU for Student Affairs, accompanied by Brigadier General Owaidan Salem Owaidan, Staff of the Second Military Region War, and Dr. Muhammad Bafadel, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Alumni Foundation in the hall of the deceased Ali Hood Baabad The university chairs the first annual book fair held under the slogan (Today’s Reader.. Tomorrow’s Leader), organized by the Alumni Foundation in partnership with HU. the exhibition lasts for five days and includes 50 pavilions with the participation of a number of civil society institutions and universities. The exhibition includes more than 10,000 titles for various scientific books. Kindergartens, calligraphers, scientific book stores, colleges of HU, University of Science and Technology Hadhramout branch, scientific reading clubs, publishing houses wings, the Museum of the great poet Hussein Abu Bakr Al-Mihdhar, in addition to the Hadhramout Foundation for Heritage and Culture pavilion, which includes a number of libraries and ancient historical books of Hadhramaut Governorate and other various scientific pavilions in the exhibition The Undersecretary of Hadhramaut for Coast and Plateau Affairs, Dr. Saeed Othman Al-Amoudi, stressed that today we need to hold such scientific exhibitions that contribute to the dissemination of knowledge culture and the culture of reading, noting that the local authority in the governorate will be supportive of such scientific activities that serve education in Hadhramaut, thanking all the organizers and supporters of the annual book fair. The first is in Mukalla. The Deputy President of HU for Student Affairs, Dr. Salem Mubarak Al-Obthani, said that the launch of this event coincides with the International Day of Reading, pointing out that HU, in the framework of its partnership with civil society organizations, seeks to establish many diverse scientific activities that will serve the students at the university, calling on all educational institutions to contribute to the organization of such scientific events that will benefit male and female students in the colleges of the university, expressing their thanks and appreciation to the Alumni Foundation for holding the first annual book fair hosted by HU.The opening of the exhibition was attended by: Dr. Hadi Salem Al-Sabban, Acting Vice President of HU for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, Professor Alawi Aidarous Al-Saqqaf, Director of the University of Science and Technology, Hadhramout Branch, Judge Shaker Bennish, Head of the Hadhramaut Appeal Prosecution, Dr. Khaled Suleiman Al-Akbari, Director General of the Yemeni Oil Company in the coast of Hadhramout, and Ms. Maha Hamdi, Executive Director of the Alumni Foundation, Ms. Ahlam Al-Amoudi, Deputy Director of the Alumni Foundation, and a number of general managers of offices, ministries, institutions, social figures, academics and students.