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Makkah emir honored with Habtoor Award

March 21, 2018
Prince Sultan Bin Khaled collects the Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Achievement Award on behalf of his father Prince Al-Faisal at a ceremony in Dubai. — Courtesy photo
Prince Sultan Bin Khaled collects the Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Achievement Award on behalf of his father Prince Al-Faisal at a ceremony in Dubai. — Courtesy photo

DUBAI — Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, founding chairman of the Al Habtoor Group and founder of the Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Achievement Award (KAHAA), honored Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal at a ceremony held at The St. Regis Dubai, Al Habtoor City on Tuesday.

Prince Sultan Bin Khaled collected the award on his father’s behalf at a ceremony here.

The Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Achievement Award was established in 2017 to recognize individuals or organizations with a proven track record of contributing to the advancement of arts and culture in the Middle East.

The award is given to artists, writers, scientists, academics and athletes who have excelled in their field and who have had a lasting impact on society for at least three decades of service to their industry.

The inaugural award was given to the late Kuwaiti actor and writer Abdul Hussein Abdul Redha.

Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor said, “It gives me great honor to recognize Prince Khaled Al-Faisal for making significant contributions in the advancement of cultural indicatives and the arts in Saudi Arabia and the wider region. As an artist, a poet and a patron of the arts, His Royal Highness has made his mark as one of the founders of the art movement furthering cultural, artistic and educational understanding in the Arab world.”

He added, “I established the Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Achievement Award to encourage and cultivate commitment to excellence and strong principles in our Arab youth. It is important that future generations are educated about our cultural heritage as well as respected figures in our society.” — SG


March 21, 2018
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