WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 1429H - 2009G

KING FAISAL INTERNATIONAL PRIZE

for

ARABIC LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

 

Riyadh, Monday 29 Muharram 1430H occurring 26 January 2009G, HRH Prince Khalid Alfaisal, Director of The King Faisal Foundation, tonight announced the winners of the King Faisal International Prize.

The King Faisal International Prize for Arabic Language and Literature for the year 1429H - 2009G has been awarded to:

Professor
Abd Al-Aziz Nasir Al-Manie

(Saudi Arabia)

Professor Emeritus of Arabic Literature at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

 

Professor Al-Manie has been awarded the Prize in recognition of his distinguished efforts in editing verifying and elucidating several illustrious Arabic Literary works of the 3rd – 7th Century Hegira. His contributions have enriched the Arabic library and served a wild range of contemporary readership.

 

 

 

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