"The Good Son" Honors Winners in Competitions for Education Ministry Students

Riad Ibrahim Al-Baghlai, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ibrahim Tahir Al-Baghlai for the Filial Son Charity, emphasized the importance of fostering the values of filial piety, social, humanitarian, and volunteer work among students, thereby contributing to the development of balanced personalities and reinforcing educational and national values in the younger generation. He stressed the role of community partnerships in supporting the efforts of the Ministry of Education and achieving its educational and pedagogical objectives.

This statement was made on behalf of the Chairman of the Charity’s Board of Directors, Ibrahim Tahir Al-Baghlai, during the closing ceremony honoring students who won in the Al-Baghlai Filial Son Award competitions for Ministry of Education students for the 2025–2026 academic year. The event took place on Tuesday evening under the patronage of the Minister of Education, with the attendance of Ms. Mariam Farhan Al-Anzi, Representative of the Patron and Director General of the General Administration of Supporting Educational Services.

Al-Baghlai stated that the Charity, as one of the voluntary private social institutions, works to support anyone who shows filial piety toward their parents, guardian, or relatives, in addition to promoting values of piety toward society and the nation. He noted that the Al-Baghlai Filial Son Award was launched in 2007 and has continued to offer its community and educational initiatives.

He added that organizing competitions directed at students of the Ministry of Education embodies the Charity’s contribution to supporting the Ministry’s policies, strategic plans, and educational programs and activities. This approach benefits students, nurtures their balanced personalities, and helps create a suitable educational environment that addresses their needs and reduces academic and psychological pressures.

For her part, Ms. Mariam Farhan Al-Anzi, Representative of the Patron and Director General of the General Administration of Supporting Educational Services, affirmed that true education is measured not only by the knowledge and skills children acquire, but also by the morals they embody, the compassion they hold in their hearts, the contributions they make to their society, and the respect, appreciation, and loyalty they demonstrate in their daily lives.

Al-Anzi stated that the award derives its educational and social importance from its established humanitarian mission. It does not merely honor winners, but celebrates profound human values and sends a clear message to sons and daughters that filial piety is not a fleeting occasion or behavior tied to a specific time, but rather a way of life, continuous loyalty, and a moral responsibility that begins within the family and extends its impact to the school, society, and the nation.

She added that the Ministry of Education believes that building the individual is the core of its mission, and that the school is not merely a place for acquiring knowledge, but a comprehensive environment for shaping balanced personalities that integrate knowledge with values, ambition with responsibility, and academic excellence with noble human conduct.

She commended the distinguished role played by the Ibrahim Tahir Al-Baghlai for the Filial Son Charity, and the honorable model of meaningful community work it provides, which transforms noble values from concepts we discuss into practices we live, and from principles we believe in into behaviors we instill in the hearts of future generations.

Al-Anzi stressed the importance of instilling values of filial piety and loyalty in students’ hearts, contributing to the development of generations that combine academic excellence, high morals, and social responsibility.

In her speech on behalf of the award winners, student Hajar Fahd emphasized that diligent and outstanding students of knowledge represent a treasure for the nation, and that their efforts are among the pillars of Kuwait’s progress and prosperity. She noted that supporting students and the gifted contributes to the advancement and development of societies.

She expressed her gratitude and appreciation to the organizers of the award, commending the role of the Ibrahim Taher Al-Baghl Foundation for the Filial Son in supporting students, enriching thought, and nurturing talents. She emphasized that success is achieved only through patience, diligence, sacrifice, and perseverance, and that realizing aspirations requires continuous effort and determination, thereby strengthening the trajectory of excellence and distinction among generations.