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King Faisal International Prize is sponsored by King Faisal Foundation which presents an annual prize, to "dedicated men and women whose contributions make a positive difference". The foundation awards prizes in:

Service to Islam
Islamic studies
Arabic Language and literature
Science
Medicine

Each of the five prizes, awarded annually, consist of a certificate hand written in Diwani calligraphy summarizing the laureates work; a 24 carat 200 gram gold medal—uniquely cast for each winner; and a cash prize of SR 750,000 (USD $200,000). The prizes are awarded at a ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, by the King of Saudi Arabia.

The first King Faisal International Prize was awarded to Sayyid Abul A'ala Maududi in the year 1979 for his Service to Islam. In 1981, King Khalid received the same award.^[1] In 1986, this prize was co-awarded to Ahmed Deedat and French Holocaust denier Roger Garaudy.^[2]

It was incorrectly reported in the Israeli newspaper haaretz that Ronald Levy in 2009 was the first Jewish recipient of the award, despite Sydney Brenner being awarded the prize in 1992.^[3]

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References

^ "King Khalid" (in Arabic). King Khalid Award. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
^ The King Faisal International Prize - Winners in Twenty Five Years (1979-2003), Page 25.
^ "U.S. professor becomes first Jew to win 'Arab Nobel Prize'". 16 April 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2010.

Year	Branch	Topics	Country	Winner Name	Winner Title
2013	Medicine	The Genetcis of Obesity	United States	Jeffrey Michael Friedman	Professor
2013	Medicine	The Genetcis of Obesity	United States	Douglas Leonard Coleman	Professor
2013	Science	Physics	Canada	Paul B. Corkum	Professor
2013	Science	Physics	Hungary / Austria	Ferenc Krausz	Professor
2012	Service to Islam		Saudi Arabia	Sulaiman bin Abd Al-Aziz Al-Rajhi	Shaikh
2012	Islamic studies	Human Rights in Islam	Saudi Arabia	Adnan bin Mohammed Al-Wazzan	Professor
2012	Arabic Language and Literature	Computer Processing of the Arabic Language: Individual and Institutional Endeavors	Egypt	Ali Hilmi Ahmed Mousa	Professor
2012	Arabic Language and Literature		Egypt	Nabil Ali Mohammed	Dr.
2012	Medicine	Minimal Invasive Fetal Management	United States	Richard L. Berkowitz	Professor
2012	Medicine	Minimal Invasive Fetal Management	United States	James Bruce Bussel	Professor
2012	Science	Biology	United States	Alexander Varshavsky	Professor
2011	Service to Islam		Malaysia	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi	H.E.
2011	Islamic studies	Socioeconomic Aspects in the Islamic World through 10th – 13th Century Hijri (16th – 19th Century Gregorian)	Turkey	Halil Ibrahim Inalcik	Professor
2011	Islamic studies		Jordan	Muhammad Adnan Bakhit Al-Sheyyab	Professor
2011	Arabic Language and Literature	Renovation Trends in Arabic Poetry up to the end of the 7th Century Hijri		<Not Awarded>
2011	Medicine	Stem Cell Therapy	United States	James Alexander Thomson	Professor
2011	Medicine	Stem Cell Therapy	Japan	Shinya Yamanaka	Professor
2011	Science	Chemistry	United States	George McClelland Whitesides	Professor
2011	Science	Chemistry	United States	Richard Neil Zare	Professor
2010	Math		United States	Terence Tao	Professor

[kkhalid-1] "King Khalid" (in Arabic). King Khalid Award. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

[2] The King Faisal International Prize - Winners in Twenty Five Years (1979-2003), Page 25.

[U.S._professor_becomes_first_Jew_to_win_'Arab_Nobel_Prize'.-3] "U.S. professor becomes first Jew to win 'Arab Nobel Prize'". 16 April 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2010.

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