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 Turkish Prime Minister, 7 others win King Faisal International Award:
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
and seven others on Monday won the 2010 King Faisal International
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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah presented awards to
this year's winners of the King Faisal International Prize on
Tuesday, reports Arab News.
The
winners for this prestigious award were declared in January this
year.
According to the
leading Saudi English daily, Crown Prince
Sultan, deputy premier and minister of defense and aviation, a
number of princes, Cabinet ministers, diplomats, senior government
officials and other dignitaries attended the presentation ceremony
held at Prince Sultan Hall in the Al-Faisaliah complex here.
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King Abdullah with
the winners of this year's King Faisal International Prize
during the presentation ceremony in Riyadh on Tuesday.
(Photo: Saudi
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The Prize for
Islamic Studies was withheld this year as none of the entries
qualified for the award. Each winner of the award received SR750,000
($200,000) in cash, a certificate outlining the laureate's work and
a commemorative 22-carat gold medallion, says the report.
In his citation,
Abdullah Al-Othaimeen, secretary-general of the King Faisal
International Prize, cited Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan as the winner of the 2010 King Faisal International Prize
for Service to Islam. He said that Erdogan was nominated for the
prize by the World Assembly of Muslim Youth. Erdogan, he said, has
been given this prestigious award for his role in advancing a series
of economic, social and cultural reforms in Turkey besides being a
leading Muslim exponent, who "builds rapport between civilizations."
In his acceptance
speech, Erdogan said that it was “a distinct pleasure for me to
receive the King Faisal Award on behalf of my country and my
people." He called for the restoration of peace and security in the
Middle East, saying that it disturbs his conscience that "the Middle
East is known as a geography of blood and cries."
King Abdullah
presented the prize for Arabic language and literature to professor
Abdulrahman El-Houari Hadj-Saleh of Algeria and professor Ramzi
Mounir Baalbaki of Lebanon.
"Professor Hadj-Saleh is recognized for
his insightful analysis of Al-Khalil's linguistic theory and its
relation to contemporary grammatical thought," said Othaimeen, while
reading out the citation. He said that professor Baalbaki's
publications in Arabic and English have enhanced Arabic grammar
education both in Arab and Western universities and familiarized
Western scholars with the fundamental manuscript of Si-Bawaihi, an
ancient scholar and founder of Arabic grammar.
The prize for
medicine was shared by professor Reinhold Ganz of Germany, professor
Jean-Pierre Pelletier of Canada and professor Johanne
Martel-Pelletier of Canada. They were honored for their pioneering
works on non-arthroplasty management of degenerative joint disease.
In the science
category, professors Enrico Bombieri of the United States and
Terence Chi-Shen Tao of Australia shared the prize for their
distinguished contributions in their respective fields. Bombieri
work addresses fundamental and difficult problems in mathematics,
said Othaimeen, while Tao is known for his "technical brilliance in
the use of the necessary mathematical machinery."
The topics for
2011 King Faisal International Prize were also announced on this
occasion. In Islamic studies category, the topic is Socioeconomic
aspects in the Islamic world through 16th to 19the century, while
in Arabic language category the topic is Renovation trends in
Arabic poetry up to the end of the 7th Century Hijri.
In the science
category, the Faisal award will be given for outstanding
achievements in chemistry, while stem cell therapy is the topic
under medicine category. The deadline for nomination is May 1, 2010.
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