Riyadh: The King Faisal Prize will announce the names of its 2026 laureates on January 7 in Riyadh. In preparation for the announcement, specialized selection committees of the prize's four categories: Islamic Studies, Arabic Language and Literature, Medicine, and Science started their meetings at the prize's headquarters today and will continue until January 7. Prince Turki bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz will chair the committee meeting to select the laureate of the Service to Islam prize.
According to Saudi Press Agency, the General Secretariat had announced the topics of the 48th session of King Faisal Prize for 2026 as follows: Islamic Studies: 'Trade Routes in the Islamic World'; Arabic Language and Literature: 'Arabic Literature in French'; Medicine: 'Discoveries Transforming Obesity Therapeutics'; and Science: 'Mathematics'.
The King Faisal Prize for Service to Islam is considered an honorary award granted to those who have contributed a pioneering role in serving Islam and Muslims intellectually, scientifically, or socially through works, activities, programs, and projects that have had a tangible impact on society.
The General Secretariat also pointed out that nominations are made by scientific institutions, universities, research centers, and scientific and language councils, provided the nominated individual is alive, and the nominated work is already published. The work should also be informative and contribute to the enrichment of knowledge for the development of humanity.
The prize selection committees this year include experts, specialists, and scholars from different countries who meet in Riyadh to examine the nominated works and select the laureates objectively and transparently.
Prince Turki Al-Faisal will announce the names of the chosen prize laureates for 2026 in the five different categories on Wednesday, January 7, at Prince Sultan Grand Hall in Al-Faisaliah Center in Riyadh.