King Faisal Prize
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]
Prizes
Year | Branch | Topics | Country | Winner Name | Winner Title | |
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2013 | Medicine | The Genetcis of Obesity | United States | Jeffrey Michael Friedman | Professor | |
United States | Douglas Leonard Coleman | Professor | ||||
2013 | Science | Physics | Canada | Paul B. Corkum | Professor | |
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 | |
Egypt | Nabil Ali Mohammed | Dr. | ||||
2012 | Medicine | Minimal Invasive Fetal Management | United States | Richard L. Berkowitz | Professor | |
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 | |
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 |
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2011 | Medicine | Stem Cell Therapy | United States | James Alexander Thomson | Professor | |
Japan | Shinya Yamanaka | Professor | ||||
2011 | Science | Chemistry | United States | George McClelland Whitesides | Professor | |
United States | Richard Neil Zare | Professor | ||||
2010 | Math | rowspan=2 | United States | Terence Tao | Professor |
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