Meet the winners of Sheikh Zayed Book Award 17th Edition

Dr. Khalil Al Shaikh

A seasoned Researcher, Critic and Professor of Arabic Language and Literature at Jordan's Yarmouk University, and a Scientific Committee Member of Sheikh Zayed Book Award

Dr. Ali bin Tamim

Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center, Sheikh Zayed Book Award Secretary General.

Said Khatibi

Dr. Jalila bint Mohammed bin al-Mahjoub Tritar

SZBA Literary and Art Criticism Winner 2023, Dr. Jalila Al Tritar is a Tunisian academic researcher, critic specialising in self-writing, and translator at the Institute of Translation of Tunis. She is a Professor of Higher Education in Modern Literature at the Department of Arabic Language, Literature, and Civilisation, of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tunis University.

Dr. Ali Jaafar Al Allaq

Poet and Critic, Iraq

Chokri Al Saadi

SZBA Translation Winner 2023, Chokri Al Saadi, is a Professor in Language Sciences at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Tunis and (former) Head of the Department of Arabic Language, Literature, and Civilization. 

Dr. Mathieu Tillier

He is Professor of Medieval Islamic History at Sorbonne Université (Paris) and a member of the CNRS team “Orient & Méditerranée” (UMR 8167). His main research focuses on Islamic law and institutions. He is also the author of Les cadis d’Iraq et l’État abbasside (132/750-334/945) (Damascus: Presses de l’Ifpo, 2009), and of L’invention du cadi. La justice des musulmans, des juifs et des chrétiens aux premiers siècles de l’Islam (Paris: Publications de la Sorbonne, 2017).

Omar Ali Mahmoud Khairat

SZBA Cultural Personality of the Year 2023

Dar ElAin Publishing

A cultural institution that aims to provide knowledge to Arab readers in the fields of science, culture, and translation, with a special focus on quality. ElAin Publishing’s diverse publications cover several disciplines, including scientific culture – the area it began its journey in the publishing world with – as well as literature and literary studies, where the publisher has made significant strides by supporting the publication of high-value literary works and studies, not limiting itself to established authors, but also providing opportunities for creative youth.