2018 Award Ceremony

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the 12th edition of Sheikh Zayed Book Award was held in presence of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Presidential Affairs, who honoured the eight winners.

The ceremony which took place at Manarat Al Saadiyat – Abu Dhabi, was attended by key intellectual and literary figures, alongside ministers, senior officials and diplomats

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From right to left: H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Saif Saeed Ghobash, Undersecretary of Department of Culture & Tourism - Abu Dhabi, Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi.

Suha Nowailaty, Ceremony host.

Saeed Ghobash, Undersecretary of Department of Culture & Tourism - Abu Dhabi.

Dr. Ali bin Tamim, Secretary General of Sheikh Zayed Book Award.

Syrian novelist Khalil Sweileh, winner of the 2018 Literature Award.

Egyptian author Ahmad Al Qarmalawy, winner of the 2018 Young Author Award.

Moroccan researcher Mohamed Mechbal, winner of the 2018 Literary & Art Criticism Award.

Tunisian translator Neji El Ounelli, winner of the 2018 Translation Award.

German researcher Dag Nikolaus Hasse, winner of the 2018 Arab Culture in Other Languages Award.

Dar Al Tanweer, winner of the 2018 Publishing & Technology Award.

Paris - based Arab World Institute, winner of the 2018 Cultural Personality of the Year.

Her Excellency Noura Al Kaabi. UAE Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development with His Excellency Jack Lang, President of Institut du Monde Arabe.

2018 Award Ceremony

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