(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) RIYADH, Jan 10 (KUNA) -- The Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud has been declared winner of King Faisal International Prize (KFIP) for The Service to Islam 2017.
"King Salman was awarded the prize in recognition of his outstanding services to Islam and Muslims," Head of the KFIP jury Prince Khaled Al-Faisal said in a press conference Tuesday announcing the winners the five categories of the prize for 2017.
He cited as examples for his service to Islam and Muslims the following: the unfaltering commitment to serving the two Holy Mosques and their visitors/pilgrims; allegiance to the Prophet's Sira (Life of Prophet Mohammad), sponsorship and support of the Historic Atlas of the Prophet's Sira and its implementation by King Abdulaziz Dara (Foundation for Research and Archives), and founding of King Abdulaziz Complex for Endowment Libraries in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah for preserving Arabic and Islamic heritage.
Prince Khaled pointed out the Saudi King's dedicated endeavors to unite Arabs and Muslims in the face of daunting challenges currently unfolding in the Arabic and Muslim worlds, including the formation of a Riyadh-based Islamic military alliance to combat terrorism.
He noted the King's upholding throughout the decades unwavering Arabic and Islamic stance in support of the Palestinian issue by providing political, moral and humanitarian support to the Palestinians.
Meanwhile, Lebanese Islamic Thoughts Professor Ridwan Al-Sayyid, Lebanon University, won King Faisal Prize for the Islamic Studies category in recognition of his overall specialized publications that enriched the Arabic Library and his successful integration of original Islamic political thought and current Arabic Islamic reality.
The King Faisal International Prize for Arabic Language and Literature for this year 2017, has been awarded to the Arabic Language Academy of Jordan in recognition of its distinguished efforts in the transfer of science and technology through translation, Arabization of technical terms, and publication of specialized glossaries and its relentless efforts to make Arabic the language of instruction, an objective sought by various scientific institutions throughout the Arab World.
The King Faisal International Prize for Medicine for this year 2017 has been awarded to Tadamitsu Kishimoto, Professor of immunology Frontier Research Center at Osaka University in Japan, in recognition of his prominent role in developing a novel biologic therapy for autoimmune diseases.
The King Faisal International Prize for Science for this year 2017 has been awarded to Professor Laurens Molenkamp of Netherlands and Professor Daniel Loss of Switzerland.
Professor Molenkamp has significantly contributed to the experimental field of spintronics. His work includes groundbreaking methods for creating and manipulating spin-polarized charge-carrier states in semiconductors, with the potential to develop magnetic storage devices.
Professor Loss is a pioneer in the theory of spin dynamics and spin coherence in quantum dots showing promise for practical applications in spin quantum computers. The idea is to use the spin rather than the charge of electrons trapped in quantum dots as quantum bits. His work has inspired many important experimental programs. Professor Loss' contributions open the door to powerful spintronic quantum computers with exceptional speed and storage capacity.
Launched and granted for the first time in 1979, the KFIP recognizes the outstanding works of individuals and institutions in five major categories: Service to Islam, Islamic Studies, Arabic Language and Literature, Medicine, and Science.
Its aim is to encourage excellence and contribution all aspects of civilization, as well as to enrich human knowledge and develop mankind.
Each of the five prize categories is comprised of: A certificate written in Diwani calligraphy enclosed in a binder of the finest leather inscribed with the winner's name and a summary of his/ her work which qualified him/her for the prize, a 24 carat gold medal, weighing 200 grams, and a check of SAR 750,000 (an equivalent of USD 200,000), distributed equally between the winners if they are more than one. (end) od.ibi
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