King Faisal Prize
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. Three of the prizes are widely considered as the most prestigious awards in the Muslim world.
| King Faisal Prize | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Exceptional Achievements in Service to Islam Islamic studies Arabic Language and Literature Medicine Science |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Presented by | King Faisal Foundation |
| Reward(s) | US$ 200,000 and a gold medal[1] |
| First awarded | 1979 |
| Website | www.kingfaisalprize.org |
The first King Faisal Prize was awarded to the Pakistani scholar Abul A'la Maududi in the year 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:
- A hand written Diwani calligraphy certificate, summarizing the laureate's work.
- A commemorative 24 carat, 200 gram gold medal, uniquely cast for each prize.
- A cash endowment of SR 750,000 (US$ 200,000).
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 as of 2012 were:[9]
| Position | Service to Islam | Islamic Studies | Arabic Language and Literature | Medicine | Science | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 USA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 48 |
 EGY | 5 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
 UK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 23 |
 SAU | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
 GER | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
Sydney Brenner was considered to be the first Jew to win the King Faisal Award, in 1992.[10] Ronald Levy was reported to be a Jewish recipient in 2009.[10]
Winners by subject
Service to Islam
| Year | Branch | Country | Winner Name | Winner Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Service to Islam |  Pakistan | Sayyid Abul Ala'a AI-Mowdoodi | Maulana |
| 1980 | Service to Islam |  India | Sayyid Abul-Hasan Ali Al-Hasani Al-Nadawi | Mufakkir-e-Islam |
 Indonesia | Mohammad Natsir | Doctor | ||
| 1981 | Service to Islam | Saudi Arabia | King Khalid Ibn Abd Al-Aziz AI-Saud | His Majesty |
| 1982 | Service to Islam | Saudi Arabia | Abd AI-Aziz Bin Baz | Shaikh |
| 1983 | Service to Islam | Egypt | Hasanein M. Makhlouf | Shaikh |
 Malaysia | Tunku Abd AI-Rahman | Prince | ||
| 1984 | Service to Islam | Saudi Arabia | King Fahd Ibn Abd Al-Aziz AI-Saud | Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques |
| 1985 | Service to Islam |  Afghanistan | Abel Rab AI-Rasoul Saiaf | Mr |
| 1986 | Service to Islam |  South Africa | Ahmad H. Deedat | Mr |
 France | Roger Garaudy | Doctor | ||
| 1987 | Service to Islam |  Nigeria | Abu Bakr Mahmoud Gumi | Shaikh |
| 1988 | Service to Islam |  Philippines | Ahmad Domocao Alonto | Doctor |
| 1989 | Service to Islam | Egypt | Muhammad Al-Ghazali Al-Saqqa | Shaikh |
| 1990 | Service to Islam | Saudi Arabia | Ali At-Tantawi | Shaikh |
| Pakistan | Khurshid Ahmad | Professor | ||
| 1991 | Service to Islam | Saudi Arabia | Dr. Abdullah Umar Nasif | His Excellency |
| 1992 | Service to Islam |  Niger | Dr. Hamed AI-Ghabid | His Excellency |
| 1993 | Service to Islam |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | President Alija Begovitch | President |
| 1994 | Service to Islam | Saudi Arabia | Muhammad Ibn Al-Uthaymeen[11] | Shaikh |
| 1995 | Service to Islam | Egypt | Shaikh Gad AI-Haq Ali Gad AI-Haq | His Eminence |
| 1996 | Service to Islam |  Kuwait | Abd AI-Rahman H. AI-Sumait | Doctor |
| 1997 | Service to Islam | Malaysia | Dr. Mahathir bin Muhammad | Prime Minister |
| 1998 | Service to Islam |  Senegal | President Abdou Diouf | His Excellency |
| 1999 | Service to Islam |  United Arab Emirates | Jum'ah AI-Majid Abd Allah | Mr |
| 2000 | Service to Islam | Egypt | AI-Azhar AI-Sharif | - |
| 2001 | Service to Islam | Saudi Arabia | The Saudi Arabian High Commission for Donations to Bosnia-Herzegovina | - |
| 2002 | Service to Islam | United Arab Emirates | Shaikh Dr. Sultan Ibn Muhammad AI-Qasimi | His Highness |
| 2003 | Service to Islam | Saudi Arabia | Sultan Ibn Abd AI-Aziz AI-Saud Foundation | - |
| 2004 | Service to Islam |  Sudan | Abd ar-Rahman Muhammad Siwar Adh-Dahab | Field Marshal |
| 2005 | Service to Islam | Saudi Arabia | Ahmed Mohamed Ali | His Excellency |
 Lebanon | AI-Hariri Foundation | - | ||
| 2006 | Service to Islam | Saudi Arabia | Shaikh Salih bin Abd AlRahman AI-Husayyin | His Excellency |
| Kuwait | Yusuf bin Jasim bin Mohammad AI-Hidji | Shaikh | ||
| 2007 | Service to Islam |  Russia | Mintimer Sharipovich Shaimev | His Excellency |
| 2008 | Service to Islam | Saudi Arabia | King Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz | Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques |
| 2009 | Service to Islam | Egypt | Principal Sharie Society for Quran and Sunnah Scholars Cairo | - |
| 2010 | Service to Islam |  Turkey | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Prime Minister |
| 2011 | Service to Islam | Malaysia | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | His Excellency |
| 2012 | Service to Islam | Saudi Arabia | Sulaiman Bin Abd Al-Aziz Al-Rajhi | Shaikh |
| 2014 | Service to Islam | Nigeria | Ahmed Lemu | Sheikh, Justice |
| 2015 | Service to Islam | India | Zakir A. Naik | Doctor |
| 2016 | Service to Islam | Saudi Arabia | Salih bin Abdullah al Humaid[12] | Doctor |
| 2017 | Service to Islam | Saudi Arabia | Salman ibn Abdulaziz | King |
| 2018 | Service to Islam | Indonesia | Irwandi Jaswir | Professor |
| 2019 | Service to Islam | Sudan | International University of Africa, Khartoum | - |
| 2020 | Service to Islam | Saudi Arabia | The Makkah Document | - |
Islamic Studies
| Year | Branch | Topic | Country | Winner Name | Winner Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Islamic Studies | Studies Dealing with the Influence of Muslim Scholars on European Civilization | Germany | Fuat Sezgin | Professor |
| 1980 | Islamic Studies | Studies on the Hadith of Muhammad | Saudi Arabia | Muhammad Mustafa Azmi | Doctor |
| 1981 | Islamic Studies | Studies on the Role of Shari'a in the Restoration of the Society | - | Not Awarded | - |
| 1982 | Islamic Studies | Contemporary Economic Problems from an Islamic Perspective | India | Muhammad Najatuallah Siddiqui | Professor |
| 1983 | Islamic Studies | Studies on the Quran | Egypt | Muhammad A. Odaimah | Professor |
| 1984 | Islamic Studies | General Theory in Islamic Jurisprudence |  Syria | Mustafa A. AI-Zarka'a | Shaikh |
| 1985 | Islamic Studies | Studies and Editions on the Islamic Doctrine | Saudi Arabia | Muhammad Rashad Salim | Professor |
| Egypt | Farouk A Oesouki | Doctor | |||
| Egypt | Mustafa M. Suliman | Doctor | |||
| 1986 | Islamic Studies | Studies Dealing with Islamic History |  Iraq | Abd AI-Aziz AI-Duri | Professor |
| 1987 | Islamic Studies | Principles and Practices of International Relations in Islam | - | Not Awarded | - |
| 1988 | Islamic Studies | Studies Dealing with Islamic Education | Egypt | Muhammad Kotb Shathly | - |
| Turkey | Mikdat Yalçın | Professor | |||
| 1989 | Islamic Studies | Studies Dealing with the Islamic City | Iraq | Saleh Ahmad AI-Ali | Professor |
| 1990 | Islamic Studies | Financial Dealings in Islamic Shari'ah | Sudan | Al-Seddiq M. Al-Darir | Professor |
| Saudi Arabia | Umer Chapra | Doctor | |||
| 1991 | Islamic Studies | Studies Dealing with the Spread of Islam into an Area Outside the Present Boundaries of the Islamic World | - | Not Awarded | - |
| 1992 | Islamic Studies | Origins of Research Methodologies in Contemporary | - | Not Awarded | - |
| 1993 | Islamic Studies | Muslim Achievements in the Field of Sociology | Egypt | Hasan As-Sa'ati Abd AI Aziz | Professor |
| 1994 | Islamic Studies | Studies Dealing with Islamic Law | Egypt | EI-Sayyid Sabiq At-Tihami | Shaikh |
 Qatar | Yousef A. AI-Qaradawi | Doctor | |||
| 1995 | Islamic Studies | Studies Dealing with Thematic Commentary of the Quran | - | Not Awarded | - |
| 1996 | Islamic Studies | The Life of the Muhammad | Iraq | Akram Dia'a AI-Umari | Professor |
| 1997 | Islamic Studies | Studies on the Status of Women in Islam | Iraq | Abd AI-Karim Zedan Biej | Professor |
| 1998 | Islamic Studies | Studies on Libraries or the Evolution of Islamic Book Craft | Egypt | Abd AI-Sattar Al-Halwaji | Professor |
| Saudi Arabia | Yahia M. bin Junaid | Professor | |||
| 1999 | Islamic Studies | Contributions to the Study, Verification and Authentication of the Hadith | Syria | Shaikh Muhammad Nasir Ad-Din Al-Albani | Shaikh |
| 2000 | Islamic Studies | Studies Dealing with the Spread and Cultural Impact of Islam Outside the Arab |  Bangladesh | Muhammad Mohar Ali | Professor |
| 2001 | Islamic Studies | Studies on Matters with no Islamic Legal Precedent | - | Not Awarded | - |
| 2002 | Islamic Studies | Studies into the Objectives of Islamic Legislation | - | Not Awarded | - |
| 2003 | Islamic Studies | Studies Dealing with History of Islamic Economics | Sudan | Izz EI-Din Omar Mousa | Professor |
 Morocco | Ibrahim Abu Bakr Harakat | Professor | |||
| 2004 | Islamic Studies | Basics of Islamic Jurisprudence | Saudi Arabia | Yacoub Abd AI-wahab AIBahussain | Doctor |
| India | Ali Ahmad Ghulam Muhammad Nadvi | Doctor | |||
| 2005 | Islamic Studies | Defense of the Islamic State During the 5th and 6th Centuries A.H | United Kingdom | Carole Hillenbrand | Professor |
| 2006 | Islamic Studies | The Origins of Islamic Jurisprudence | - | Not Awarded | - |
| 2007 | Islamic Studies | Muslims' Contribution to Pure or Applied Sciences | France | Roshdi Hifni Rashed | Professor |
| 2008 | Islamic Studies | Rules Governing International Relations During Peace and War in Islam | - | Withheld | - |
| 2009 | Islamic Studies | Studies by Muslim Scholars on the Concept of "Imran" (Civilization Cycles) | Morocco | Abdessalam M. Cheddadi | Professor |
| 2010 | Islamic Studies | Studies Dealing with Religious Endowments (Waqf) in Islam | - | Withheld | - |
| 2011 | Islamic Studies | Socioeconomic Aspects in the Islamic World through 10th-13th Century H; | Turkey | Halil İbrahim İnalcık | Professor |
 Jordan | Muhammad Adnan Bakhit Al-Sheyyab | Professor | |||
| 2012 | Islamic Studies | Human Rights in Islam | Saudi Arabia | Professor Adnaan Bin Muhammad Al-Wazan | His Excellency |
| 2015 | Islamic Studies | Cultural Heritage of Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah | Saudi Arabia | Abdulaziz Bin Abdulrahman Kaki | Doctor |
| 2016 | Islamic Studies | Muslim Geography Heritage | Kuwait | Abdullah bin Yousif Al-Ghunaim | Professor |
| 2018 | Islamic Studies | Critical Editions of Islamic Historical and Biographical Texts | Jordan | Bashar Awad | Professor |
| 2020 | Islamic Studies | Islamic Heritage of Alquds | Jordan | Mohammed Hashim Ghosheh | Doctor |
Arabic language and literature
| Year | Branch | Topic | Country | Winner Name | Winner Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Arabic Language and Literature | Studies on Contemporary Arabic Poetry | - | Not Awarded | - |
| 1980 | Arabic Language and Literature | Studies on Contemporary Arabic Poetry |  Palestine | Ihsan Abbas | Professor |
| Egypt | Abd Al-Qadir Al-Qit | Professor | |||
| 1981 | Arabic Language and Literature | Editing Literary Manuscripts from the 2nd and 3rd Centuries A.H. | Egypt | Abd Al Salam Harun | Professor |
| 1982 | Arabic Language and Literature | Studies on Ancient Arabic Literature from the Pre-Islamic Era to the End of the 1st Century A.H. | Jordan | Nasir Al-Din Al-Asad | Professor |
| 1983 | Arabic Language and Literature | Studies on Ancient Arabic Literature during the 2nd and 3rd Centuries | Egypt | Ahmad Shawqi Daif | Professor |
| 1984 | Arabic Language and Literature | Studies on Arabic Literature During the 4th Century A.H. | Egypt | Mahmoud Mohamed Shaker | - |
| 1985 | Arabic Language and Literature | Studies on Ancient Arabic Literary Criticism | - | Not Awarded | - |
| 1986 | Arabic Language and Literature | Studies on Arabic Literature During the 5th and 6th Centuries A.H. | Iraq | Mohammad Bahjat Al-Athari | - |
| 1987 | Arabic Language and Literature | Literary Studies on Modern Arabic Prose | - | Not Awarded | - |
| 1988 | Arabic Language and Literature | Studies on Arabic Literature in Andalusia | Morocco | Mohammad Bin Sharifah | Professor |
| Egypt | Mahmoud Y. Makki | Professor | |||
| 1989 | Arabic Language and Literature | Studies Dealing with Prominent Arab Writers and Poets to the end of the 3rd Century A.H. | Egypt | Yousef A. Khulaif | Professor |
| Syria | Shaker Al-Fahham | Professor | |||
| 1990 | Arabic Language and Literature | Short Novels | Egypt | Yahia M. Haqqi | Mr |
| 1991 | Arabic Language and Literature | Children's Literature | Morocco | MAli Abd Al-Qadir Al Siqilli | Mr |
| Egypt | Abd Al Tawwab Yousef | Mr | |||
| Egypt | Ahmed M. Najeeb | - | |||
| 1992 | Arabic Language and Literature | Translations of Literary and Critical Studies into Arabic | Lebanon | Mohammad Yousef Najm | Professor |
| Egypt | Abd Alfattah Shukri Ayyad | Professor | |||
| Egypt | Mohammad Mustafa Badawi | Professor | |||
| 1993 | Arabic Language and Literature | Plays Written in Metrical or Prose Arabic | - | Not Awarded | - |
| 1994 | Arabic Language and Literature | Studies Dealing with Ancient Arabic Prose | United States | Wadad Afif Kadi | Professor |
| Egypt | Aisha Abd Al Rahman "Bint ash shati" | Professor | |||
| 1995 | Arabic Language and Literature | Studies Dealing with Prominent Contemporary Arab Writers | Egypt | Mohammad Abu Al-Anwar Mohammad Ali | Professor |
| Egypt | Hamdi Sayyid Ahmed El Sakkout | Professor | |||
| Syria | Salma Lutfi Al-Haffar Al-Kowzbari | - | |||
| 1996 | Arabic Language and Literature | Literature Analyzing the Writings of Early Arab Travelers | Saudi Arabia | Hamad Bin Mohamad Al Jasir | Shaikh |
| 1997 | Arabic Language and Literature | Studies on the Modern Arabic Novel | - | Not Awarded | - |
| 1998 | Arabic Language and Literature | Autobiographies by Contemporary Arab Writers | - | Not Awarded | - |
| 1999 | Arabic Language and Literature | Comparative Studies between Arabic and Other Literatures: Theoretical and Applied Aspects | Morocco | Said Abd Al-Salam Allouche | - |
| Egypt | Makarim Ahmed Al-Ghamri | Professor | |||
| 2000 | Arabic Language and Literature | Studies Pertaining to Early Arab Literary Critics | Egypt | Izz Ad-Din Ismail Abd-Al Ghani | Professor |
| Sudan | Abd Allah Al-Tayyeb | - | |||
| 2001 | Arabic Language and Literature | Studies dealing with Modern Arabic prose | Saudi Arabia | Mansour Ibrahim Al Hazmi | Professor |
| Jordan | Ibrahim Abd Al-Rahim Al Saafin | Professor | |||
| 2002 | Arabic Language and Literature | Studies of Modern Palestinian Literature | Jordan | Husni Mahmoud Hussein | Professor |
| Syria | Husam Aldin Al-Khatib | Professor | |||
| 2003 | Arabic Language and Literature | Definitions of Literary and Critical Terms of Arabic Literature | - | Not Awarded | - |
| 2004 | Preservation of Classical Arabic to the End of the 5th Century AH | Egypt | Hussain M Nassar | Professor | |
| 2005 | Arabic Language and Literature | Arabic Prose in the 4th and 5th Centuries A.H. | - | Not Awarded | - |
| 2006 | Arabic Language and Literature | The Arabic Language in Modern Linguistics | Morocco | Abdelkader Fassi Fehri | - |
| Egypt | Tammam Hassan Omar | Professor | |||
| 2007 | Arabic Language and Literature | Studies on Ancient Arabic Rhetoric | Egypt | Mustafa A. Nasif | Professor |
| Morocco | Muhammad A. Al-Omari | Professor | |||
| 2008 | Arabic Language and Literature | Terminology Issues of the Arabic Language |  Tunisia | Muhammad Rachad Hamzaoui | Professor |
| Iraq | Ahmed Matloob Al-Nasir | Professor | |||
| 2009 | Arabic Language and Literature | Verification of Poetry, Prose and Anthology through 300 H – 700 H | Saudi Arabia | Abd Al-Aziz Bin Nasir Al-Manie | Professor |
| 2010 | Arabic Language and Literature | Studies Dealing with Arabic Grammatical Thought | Lebanon | Ramzi Mounir Baalbaki | Professor |
 Algeria | Abderrahman El-Houari Hadj-Saleh | Professor | |||
| 2011 | Arabic Language and Literature | Renovation Trends in Arabic Poetry up to the End of the 7th Century H. | - | Not Awarded | - |
| 2012 | Arabic Language and Literature | Computer Processing of the Arabic Language: Individual and Institutional Endeavors | Egypt | Nabil Ali Mohamed | Professor |
| Egypt | Ali Helmy Ahmed Moussa | Professor | |||
| 2013 | Arabic Language and Literature | Individual and Institutional Efforts In Writing Arabic Dictionaries | Egypt | Arabic Language Academy In Cairo | - |
| 2015 | Arabic Language and Literature | Venture Towards Arabisation of Scientific and Medical Matters | - | Withheld | - |
| 2016 | Arabic Language and Literature | Analysis of the Arabic Poetic Text | Egypt | Mohamed Abdalmotaleb Mostafa | Professor |
| Morocco | Mohammed El-Ghazouani Miftah | Professor | |||
| 2018 | Arabic Language and Literature | Studies Dealing with Autobiography in Arabic Literature | Tunisia | Shukri Mabkhout | Professor |
| 2019 | Arabic Language and Literature | Arabic Language and Contemporary Challenges | Morocco | Abdelali Mohamed Oudrhiri | Doctor |
| Egypt | Mahmoud Fahmy Hegazi | Doctor | |||
| 2020 | Arabic Language and Literature | Linguistic Studies on Arabic in Other Languages | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | Michael G. Carter | Professor |
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See also
References
- "King Faisal Award Selection Procedure".
- "Homepage KFP".
- "Selection Procedure".
- "King Khalid" (in Arabic). King Khalid Award. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- Middle East Contemporary Survey, Vol. 8, 1983-84. The Moshe Dayan Center. p. 166. ISBN 978-965-224-006-4.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2015-01-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) The King Faisal International Prize - Winners in Twenty Five Years (1979-2003) Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, Page 25.
- "Nomination: Service To Islam".
- "Nominations: Medicine".
- "Winner Archives".
- "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.
- "Shaikh Mohammad Bin Saleh Al-Uthaimin". King Faisal Prize. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- "Saleh bin Humaid wins King Faisal Prize for Service to Islam". 20 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016.
External links
- Official Website of King Faisal Prize
- Complete List of All-time Winners of King Faisal Award
- PDF: Official Archive of all-time winners
- King Faisal Awards 2014
- Rays of Light and Brightness: The King Faisal International Prize by Peter Harrigan, Saudi Aramco World Magazine, Sep/Oct 2000, Vol 51, Nmbr 5
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