Al Owais Award
The Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Awards (or Al Owais Awards; Arabic: جائزة سلطان بن علي العويس) are a biannual prize for literary and cultural achievement in the Arab world.[1] It is administered by the Sultan Bin Al Owais Cultural Foundation of the United Arab Emirates.[1] The award was established by the late Emirati businessman and philanthropist Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais. The awards were first given out in 1988-89.
The Al Owais Cultural Awards are given in four categories: Poetry, Novels, Criticism/Literature Studies, and Human/Future Studies. Winners in each category receive a prize of US$100,000 for a total of US$400,000 making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world. A fifth award called the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Award for Scientific and Cultural Achievement has different rules and criteria, with a prize amount of US$100,000.[2]
In 2004, the poetry prize was given to Iraqi poet Saadi Youssef but was controversially withdrawn after he criticized UAE ruler Sheikh Zayed bin al-Nahiyan.[3]
Winners[edit]
List of winners:[4]
1988–1989[edit]
- Poetry: Fadwa Touqan
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Sa’ad Allah Wanous, Hanna Mena
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Jabra Ebrahim Jabra, Ali Jawad Al Taher
1990–1991[edit]
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Alfred Farag, Abdul Rahman Mouneef
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Ehssan Abbas
- Human & Future Studies: Zaki Nageeb Mahmood, Fuad Zacharia
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Mohammad Mahdi Al Jawaheri
1992–1993[edit]
- Poetry: Abdullah Al Baraddouni
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Sulaiman Fayyad, Sun-Allah Ebrahim
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Yumna Al Eid, Farooq Abdul Qader
- Human & Future Studies: Abdullah Abdul Dayem
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Nizar Qabbani
1994–1995[edit]
- Poetry: Abdul Wahhab Al Bayati
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Edward Al Kharrat
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Nasser Al deen Al Assad
- Human & Future Studies: Awatef Abdul Rahman, Mohammed Ghanem Al Rumaihi
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Hamad Al Jasser
1996–1997[edit]
- Poetry: Ahmed Abdul Mutti Hijazi, Ebrahim Nassrullah
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Jamal Al Ghitani, Waleed Ekhlassi
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Jaber Assfour, Shukri Ayyad
- Human & Future Studies: Mohammed Jaber Al Anssari, Fahmi Jada’an, Mohammed Jaber Al Anssari
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Edward Saeed
1998–1999[edit]
- Poetry: Mohammed Afifi Mattar
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Fuad Al Takarli
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Abdullah Al Ghozami
- Human & Future Studies: Saleh Ahmad Al Ali, Nasseef Nassar
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Yousef Al Qaradhawi
2000–2001[edit]
- Poetry: Qassim Haddad
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Zakaria Tamir, Mohammad Al Bassati
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Mohsin Jassim Al Mosawi
- Human & Future Studies: Abdul Wahab Al Maseeri
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Al-Arabi magazine
2002–2003[edit]
- Poetry: Hasab Al Sheikh Ja’afar
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Muhammad Khudayyir
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Mustafa Abdou Nassif
- Human & Future Studies: Mahmoud Ameen Al A’lem
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Mahmoud Darwish, Adunis
2004–2005[edit]
- Poetry: Mohammed Al Maghout
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Iz Aldin Al Madani
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Mohammed Meftah
- Human & Future Studies: Antoon Zahlan
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Tharwat Okasha
2006–2007[edit]
- Poetry: Mohammed Bennis
- Stories Novels & Drama: Yousef el-Sharoni, Elias Khoury
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Abdelfattah Kilito
- Human & Future Studies: Hisham D'jait
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Juma Al Majid, Salma Khadra Jayyusi
2008–2009[edit]
- Poetry: Abdulaziz Al-Maqaleh
- Stories, Novels & Drama: El Taher Wattar
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Abdul Salam Misaddi
- Human & Future Studies: Galal Amin
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak
2010–2011[edit]
- Poetry: Mohammed Ali Shams Al Din
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Radwa Ashour
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Faisal Darraj
- Human & Future Studies: Abdul Aziz Al Douri
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Amin Maalouf
2012–2013[edit]
- Poetry: Mohammad Ibrahim Abu Senna, Nazih Abu Afash
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Mohammed Azeddine Tazi
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Ahmed Etman
- Human & Future Studies: El Sayed Yassin
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Dar Al Khaleej Printing & Publishing
2014–2015[edit]
- Poetry: Habib Al Sayegh
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Yusuf al-Qa'id, Ismail Fahd Ismail
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Salah Fadl, Kamal Abu-Deeb
- Human & Future Studies: Roshdi Rashed
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: King Faisal Foundation[5]
2016–2017[edit]
- Poetry: Chawki Bazih
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Hoda Barakat, Abdel Khaliq al-Rikabi
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Hammadi Hmaida Sammoud
- Human & Future Studies: Georges Corm
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: United Arab Emirates University
2018–2019[edit]
- Poetry: Ali Ja'far al-Allaq
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Alawiya Sobh
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Mohammed Lutfi Al Yusufi
- Human & Future Studies: Haidar Ibrahim Ali
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa[6]
2020–2021[edit]
- Poetry: Elias Lahoud
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Nabil Suleiman
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Abdul Malik Murtad
- Human & Future Studies: Ahmed Zayed
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Assilah Forum Foundation[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Standing Regulations, Al Owais Award website.
- ^ Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Award for Scientific and Cultural Achievement Archived 2012-05-07 at the Wayback Machine, award criteria for Scientific and Cultural Achievement
- ^ Reuters
- ^ "Winners". مؤسسة سلطان بن علي العويس الثقافية. Sultan Bin Al Owais Cultural Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "King Faisal Foundation Receives Sultan Al Owais Award". Eye of Riyadh. 6 May 2016.
- ^ "BACA chief presented with Al-Owais award". Bahrain News Agency. 19 December 2019.
- ^ "SG of Assilah Forum Foundation Receives in Dubai Al-Owais Award for Cultural and Scientific Achievement | MapNews". Maghreb Arabe Press. 3 March 2022.
External links[edit]
- Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Award, official website