King Faisal international prize to be announced in one week

The King Faisel international prize in the fields of serving Islam, Islamic studies, Arab literature, medicine, and science will be announced on the coming Tuesday in a celebration in Riyadh.

As the beginning of the prize in 1979 and through the past 20 years, 15 Islamic scientists from various Islamic countries and five countries' presidents have won the King Faisel international prize for serving Islam.

Egyptian scientists won the prize three times. The Egyptian winners are Sheikh Hassanein Maklouf in 1993, Sheikh Mohammed El-Ghazali in 1989, and Sheikh Gad El-Haq Ali Gad El-Haq in 1995.