Sultan Qaboos Award for Culture, Arts and Literature

The Sultan Qaboos Prize for Culture, Arts, and Literature is an annual award for culture, arts, and literature. It is awarded biennially, with one year dedicated to Omani citizens and the next year open to both Omanis and Arabs. Three winners are selected annually.[1][2]

The prize was established by Sultan Qaboos bin Said through Royal Decree No. 18/2011 on February 27, 2011. In March 2012, the prize's board of trustees held a press conference to announce the financial details, organizational structure, and eligibility requirements for nominees.[3][4]

Objectives of the Prize

The main objectives of the prize are:

  • To enhance human civilizational progress by supporting cultural, artistic, and literary fields.
  • To solidify the process of intellectual accumulation and contribute to scientific development and the enrichment of knowledge.
  • To provide a fertile environment based on intellectual and creative competition.
  • To honor intellectuals, artists, and writers for their civilizational contributions in renewing thought and elevating human consciousness.
  • To affirm Oman's contribution to human civilization through its material, intellectual, and cognitive achievements.[2]

Prize Structure

The responsibility for organizing the workflow and implementation of the Sultan Qaboos Prize for Culture, Arts, and Literature is entrusted to the "Sultan Qaboos Higher Centre for Culture and Science." This includes defining the prize categories, announcing the opening and closing dates for nominations, forming the selection and judging committees, setting the dates for announcing the results, and presenting the awards.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "إعلان الفائزين بجائزة قابوس للثقافة والفنون والآداب" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  2. ^ a b c "Wayback Machine" (PDF). sqa.gov.om. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-09-03. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  3. ^ "Sultan Qaboos Award for Culture, Arts and Literature | ATF". Arab Thought Foundation. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  4. ^ "سلطنة عمان تعلن عن تفاصيل جائزة السلطان قابوس للثقافة والفنون والآداب - اليوم السابع". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 2012-03-10. Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
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