King Faisal Prize

King Faisal Prize
King Faisal Prize logo
Awarded for
CountrySaudi Arabia
Presented byKing Faisal Foundation
Reward(s)A certificate, A 24-carat gold medal, A check of SR 750 thousand (an equivalent of US$ 200 thousand)[1]
First awarded1979
Websitekingfaisalprize.org

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.

The first King Faisal Prize was awarded to the Pakistani scholar Abul A'la Maududi in 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]

  1. ^ "About King Faisal Prize". Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  2. ^ "Homepage KFP". Archived from the original on 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  3. ^ "Selection Procedure". Archived from the original on 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  4. ^ "King Khalid" (in Arabic). King Khalid Award. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  5. ^ Middle East Contemporary Survey, Vol. 8, 1983-84. The Moshe Dayan Center. p. 166. ISBN 978-965-224-006-4.
  6. ^ "Service to Islam | King Faisal International Prize". Archived from the original on 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2015-01-07. The King Faisal International Prize - Winners in Twenty Five Years (1979-2003) Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, Page 25.