King_Faisal_International_Prize

King Faisal Prize

King Faisal Prize

Award

The King Faisal Prize (Arabic: جائزة الملك فيصل, formerly King Faisal International Prize), is an annual award sponsored by King Faisal Foundation presented to "dedicated men and women whose contributions make a positive difference".[2][3] The foundation awards prizes in five categories: Service to Islam; Islamic studies; the Arabic language and Arabic literature; science; and medicine.

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The first King Faisal Prize was awarded to the Pakistani scholar Abul A'la Maududi in 1979 for his service to Islam. In 1981, Khalid of Saudi Arabia received the same award.[4] In 1984, Fahd of Saudi Arabia was the recipient of the award.[5] In 1986, this prize was co-awarded to Ahmed Deedat and French Roger Garaudy.[6]

Award process

Designation of subjects

Each year, the selection committees designate subjects in Islamic Studies, Arabic Literature, and Medicine. Selected topics in Islamic Studies category are aimed at highlighting areas of importance in Muslim societies. Arabic Literature topics relate to specialized areas within the discipline. Topics in medicine are supposed to reflect current areas of international concern. The science category covers a broad range of subcategories e.g. physics, mathematics, chemistry and biology.[3]

Nomination

Islamic institutions, universities and previous winners of the King Faisal Prize can nominate a person for the award. Nominations from ordinary individuals or political parties are not accepted.[7] The nominee or nominated institution(s) must be known for their leading practical or intellectual role in the service of Islam and Muslims.[8] Nominated works must be published, benefit mankind and enrich human knowledge.[8]

Selection

Winners of the Prize for category "Service to Islam" are chosen directly by the respective selection committee. For other Prize categories, pre-selection by peer reviewers is carried out, which is followed by scrutiny of the works of worthy nominees by selected referees of each discipline. Autonomous, international, specialist selection committees are then convened at the headquarters of King Faisal Foundation in Riyadh each January to make their final decisions.[3]

Prizes

The prize in each of the five categories consists of:[9]

  1. A Certificate written in Arabic Diwani calligraphy and signed by the Chairman of the Prize board, His Royal Highness Prince Khalid Al-Faisal Bin Abd Al-Aziz, enclosed in a binder of the finest leather inscribed with the winner’s name and a summary of his/her work which qualified him/her for the prize.
  2. A 24 carat 200 gram gold medal, with one side bearing the image of King Faisal, and the prize category written in Arabic, and the other holding the logo of the prize and the prize category in English.
  3. A check of SAR 750 thousand (an equivalent of US$ 200 thousand), distributed equally between the winners if they are more than one.

Co-winners in any category share the monetary grant. The prizes are awarded during a ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under the auspices of the King of Saudi Arabia.[3]

Country standings

The five countries with most award-winners included 2024 were:[10][needs update]

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Sydney Brenner was considered to be the first Jew to win the King Faisal Award, in 1992.[11] Ronald Levy was reported to be a Jewish recipient in 2009.[11]

Winners by subject

Service to Islam

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Islamic studies world wide

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Arabic language and literature

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Medicine

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Science

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See also

References

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    "About King Faisal Prize". Retrieved 2021-09-24.
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    "Homepage KFP". Archived from the original on 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
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    "Selection Procedure". Archived from the original on 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
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    "King Khalid" (in Arabic). King Khalid Award. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
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    Middle East Contemporary Survey, Vol. 8, 1983-84. The Moshe Dayan Center. p. 166. ISBN 978-965-224-006-4.
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    "Service to Islam | King Faisal International Prize". Archived from the original on 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2015-01-07. The King Faisal International Prize - Winners in Twenty Five Years (1979-2003) Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, Page 25.
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    "Nomination: Service To Islam". Archived from the original on 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
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    "Nominations: Medicine". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
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    "King Faisal Prize | About KFP". Retrieved 2021-09-24.
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    "Winner Archives". Archived from the original on 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
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    "U.S. professor becomes first Jew to win 'Arab Nobel Prize'". Haaretz. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
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    "Shaikh Mohammad Bin Saleh Al-Uthaimin". King Faisal Prize. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
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    "Saleh bin Humaid wins King Faisal Prize for Service to Islam". 20 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016.
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    Laureates 2022
  15. [15]
    King Faisal Prize Laureates 2023
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    Laureates 2024
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