On Wednesday afternoon, 1 Jumada Al-Thani, 1440 A.H., a master's thesis was discussed at Umm Al-Qura University. It was submitted by the student Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Walidi to obtain the master's in educational administration and planning under the supervision of Prof. Turki bin Kadimis Al-Utaibi, Head of the Educational Administration and Planning Department and Professor of Educational Administration and Planning at the College of Education, Umm Al-Qura University. The thesis was titled, "Leadership Management Practiced by Leaders of Secondary Schools in Al-Taif Governorate and Its Relationship to Crisis Management".

The discussion committee was comprised of the following: Dr. Abdullah Ahmad Al-Zahrani, previous Head of the Educational Administration and Planning Department and Associate Professor of Educational Administration and Planning at the College of Education, Umm Al-Qura University, and Dr. Khalid bin Saad Al-Salimi, previous Dean of the Community College and Assistant Professor of Educational and Planning Administration at the College of Education, Umm Al-Qura University.

At the end of the discussion, the student was awarded the master's degree with excellence.