Mohamed Hassan Hassan Zadeh from Afghanistan won the first place with a cash prize of QR 500,000. The second prize of QR300,000 was won by Osama Abdullah (Iraq) and the third prize of QR100,000 went to Abdul Razeq Ashraf Salah al-Shahawy (Egypt).
Katara general manager Prof Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim al-Sulaiti distributed the prizes in the presence of Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Mohamed bin Ghanem al-Thani, director general of the General Department of Endowments at the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs (Awqaf).
The first prize winner described his victory as a great honour noting that the award is internationally reputable. The second prize winner said the contest was well-organised and the stages were tough.
The jury noted that this edition of the competition was the most distinguished due to the diversity of the participants from all Arab and Islamic countries.
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