Nigerian among 5 Faisal Award winners

Riyadh: Five distinguished scholars from various parts of the world, including a Saudi, won the prestigious King Faisal Prize on Tuesday. The announcement was made at a glittering event on Tuesday night. The King Faisal International Prize for Service to Islam was awarded to Dr. Ahmed Abou Bakr Lemu of Nigeria. The King Faisal International Prize for Science (Mathematics) was awarded to Prof. Gerd Faltings of Germany. The Prize for Medicine went to Prof. Yuk Ming Dennis Lo of China. The Prize for Arabic Language and Literature was awarded to Dr. Abdullah Ibrahim Allawi Albussabah of Iraq. The King Faisal International Prize for Islamic Studies went to Prof. Abdulwahab Ibrahim Abou Sulaiman, a member of the Council of Senior Islamic Scholars in the Kingdom. - ArabNews