The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud - may God protect him - has approved the awarding of the King Abdulaziz Medal of the Third Class to 200 male and female citizens, in recognition of their noble humanitarian stance represented by each of them donating one of their major organs, whether the donation was from a living person or from a brain-dead person.

A royal honor that reinforces the values ​​of humanitarian giving

This ongoing royal recognition stems from the wise leadership's support for humanitarian initiatives that strengthen the values ​​of social solidarity among members of Saudi society. The King Abdulaziz Medal is one of the highest Saudi decorations, awarded in its third class to citizens who render distinguished service or make significant humanitarian sacrifices, most notably organ donation, which directly contributes to saving the lives of patients suffering from organ failure and ending their suffering.

The importance of organ donation in the Kingdom

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia places great importance on organ donation, with the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation working to regulate and facilitate these processes according to the highest medical and ethical standards. These donors serve as exemplary models of altruism, as their donations contribute to reducing waiting lists for patients in need of transplants. This aligns with the goals of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 to strengthen the health sector, improve quality of life, and foster a culture of charitable and volunteer work within society.

List of citizens awarded the medal

The generous approval included the following names of male and female donors:

Ahmed bin Ali bin Hassan Al Hassan Al Faqih, Ahmed bin Hamad bin Muhammad Shajri, Ahmed bin Saad bin Yusuf Al Nafi, Ahmed bin Saeed bin Ahmed Bakhshwin, Ahmed bin Ayad bin Ubaid Aba Al Mikh Al Shammari, Ahmed bin Mubarak bin Ahmed Al Jaf’i Al Hamami, Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Hamoud Al Bayali, Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Fahmi Rajab, Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Wasl Allah Al Habishi Al Juhani, Ahmed bin Muhayya bin Muwaisi Al Ruwaithi, Ahmed bin Mutairan bin Hayt Al Shamlani Al Anzi, Ahmed Yahya bin Ahmed bin Ali Fahm Mubaraki, Osama bin Saud bin Hamoud Al Jamil, Al Hassan bin Abdul Ilah bin Ahmed Al Khairat, Al Hassan bin Muhammad bin Abu Bakr Sharif, Ayman bin Falih bin Nayel Al Suhaimi Al Balawi, Ibrahim bin Ahmed bin Aliyan Al Wubayri Al Shammari, Basil bin Khalid bin Ayed Al Abdi Al Shammari, Badr bin Ibrahim bin Muhammad Al Fayyad, Badr bin Zaid bin Talq Al Hunaini Al Salmi, Bilal bin Ahmed bin Ali Al Suwaidi Al Zahrani, Bandar bin Hawi bin Daif Al Ghanima Al Issa, Turki bin Salama bin Manahi Al-Alimi Al-Ruwaili, Jumaan bin Matar bin Jumaan Al-Makatla Al-Amri, Hamed bin Dakhil bin Saleh Al Ali Al-Arbani, Hussam bin Abdullah bin Aoun Al-Noum, Hussein bin Faraj bin Mohammed Al-Kubra Al-Dossari, Hussein bin Yahya bin Issa Salawi, Hamad bin Ibrahim bin Salama Al-Muhammadi Al-Huwaifi, Hamad bin Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al-Shawi, Hamza bin Hussein bin Jaber Al-Sarhani Al-Muqadi, Hamoud bin Mufreh bin Hamoud Al-Buqaawi, Khalid bin Ibrahim bin Jaber Attafi, Khalid bin Ayed bin Ghazi Al-Awni Al-Mutairi, Khalid bin Abdulhamid bin Abdullah Al-Shehri, Khalid bin Abdullah bin Saleh Al-Mutlaq, Khalid bin Mohammed bin Ali Al-Maghtari Asiri, Khalid bin Abdullah bin Ali bin Amer, Khalaf bin Sultan bin Jaber Al-Jaafari Al-Shammari, Rashad bin Nour Al-Din bin Mohammed Rashad Al-Nahhas, Salem bin Faris bin Hadi bin Mahdi Al Khamsan, Sami bin Hamdan bin Mohammed Al-Mufadli Al-Shammari, Saad bin Saleh bin Awda Al-Mutrafi, Saad bin Musaed bin Ibrahim Al-Musaed, Saad bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Abdulkarim, Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Saud Al-Munif Al-Hajri, Saeed bin Ibrahim bin Saeed Al-Shahrani, Saeed bin Hamad bin Ali Al-Mardaf, Saeed bin Dhafer bin Saleh Al-Aba Al-Tahin, Sultan bin Muflih bin Samir Al-Halabi Al-Sharari, Salman bin Hamoud bin Hamed Al-Azizi Al-Mutairi, Suleiman bin Abdullah bin Suleiman Al-Dakhil, Shafiq bin Baqaan bin Awami Masrahi, Saleh bin Mohammed bin Yahya Habloul, Tarad bin Turki bin Mohammed Abu Humaidi Al-Hazmi, Adel bin Matar bin Mohammed Al-Maimouni Al-Mutairi, Amer bin Abdullah bin Abdul Latif Al-Abdul Latif, Amer bin Ghazi bin Saif Al-Nufai’i Al-Otaibi, Ayedh bin Mohammed bin Hazer Al-Ayedh Al-Harthi, Abdulmajid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Manoum, Abdulrazzaq bin Obaidullah bin Abdulrazzaq Al-Omar Al-Qurashi, Abdulrahman bin Ibrahim bin Nasser Al-Khamisi, Abdulrahman bin Ibrahim bin Abdulrahman Al-Sindi, Abdulrahman bin Dubayan bin Fallah Al-Dawi Al-Anzi, Abdulrahman bin Saud Bin Mutlaq Al-Muhalfi Al-Sahli, Abdulrahman bin Essam bin Muhammad Sindi, Abdulrahman bin Musfir bin Nasser Al-Kitab Al-Ulayani, Abdulaziz bin Dhafer bin Muhammad Al-Salouli Al-Bishi, Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Saad Al Muqbil Al-Maimouni, Abdulaziz bin Muhammad bin Ahmed Al Hiba Asiri, Abdulaziz bin Muhammad bin Matar Al-Jubairi Al-Mutairi, Abdulaziz bin Murishid bin Hawal Al-Adhila Al-Mutairi, Abdulaziz bin Mufreh bin Ali Al-Yatimi, Abdullah bin Saad bin Abdullah Al-Qahtani, Abdullah bin Saeed bin Saleh Al Kaaban Al-Wada’i, Abdullah bin Ghanem bin Tali’an Al-Sinani Al-Juhani, Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Eid Al-Bannai, Abdullah bin Nasser bin Abdulwahab Al-Saeed, Abdullah Muhammad bin Fahid bin Al-Humaidi Al-Fara’ana Al-Subaie, Abdulmalik bin Abdullah bin Mounis Al-Fulaihani Al-Sharari, Abdulmajid bin Qalil bin Ibrahim Al Shamila Al-Ghamdi, Abdulhadi bin Faihan bin Bani Al-Wahidani Rashidi, Ubaid bin Salem bin Muhammad Al-Sharif, Adnan bin Ali bin Musa Sharahili, Uday bin Hatem bin Abdulaziz Al Mutlaq, Ali bin Nasser bin Ahmed Al Abu Madrah, Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hassan Al Khwait Al Zubaidi, Ali bin Abdullah bin Saeed Samouda Al Mahri, Ali bin Musa bin Ali Al Maliki, Anad bin Nawar bin Tanf Al Adhyani Al Otaibi, Awda bin Khader bin Awda Al Atwi, Awda bin Awad bin Hamdan Al Jumaili, Awn bin Khader bin Musfir Al Khairi Al Yami, Eid bin Muslim bin Ayada Abu Khubaitha Al Atwi, Eidan bin Ahmed bin Saleh Al Kinani Al Zahrani, Falih bin Jad’an bin Nazal Al Qasimi Al Dhafeeri, Fallah bin Mubarak bin Abdullah Al Jarwi Al Qahtani, Fahd bin Khamis bin Abdul Rahman Al Zamil, Fahd bin Surur bin Muhammad Al Ruqi Al Otaibi, Fahd bin Ali bin Mubti Al Marwani, Fahd bin Muhammad bin Saleh Al Hajri Al Qarni, Fawaz bin Khalif bin Qasim Al Muhaymizi Al Rashidi, Fawaz bin Qaid bin Khalifa Al Armani, Faisal bin Ahmed bin Hassan Maghribi, Faisal bin Hamad bin Hadi Junan Balharith, Faisal bin Abdullah bin Saad bin Juwair, Faisal bin Nafel bin Subaih Al-Dhabani, Majid bin Hassan bin Qasim Muhammadi Abdali, Mazen bin Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Al-Furaih, Mubarak bin Hajjaj bin Labad Al-Aljani Al-Dhafeeri, Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Mahoush Al-Jumaid, Muhammad bin Baqir bin Hashim Al-Hassan, Muhammad bin Jaber bin Musa Khabrani, Muhammad bin Haidar bin Abdullah Harbi Al-Abdali, Muhammad bin Dahim bin Saeed Al-Duqai Al-Bishi, Muhammad bin Shujaa bin Saeed Al-Dhiyabi Al-Otaibi, Muhammad bin Saleh bin Hassan Al-Malihi, Muhammad bin Ayedh bin Saeed Al-Askar Al-Harthi, Muhammad bin Ubaid bin Abdullah Abu Qasmain, Muhammad bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al-Adili, Muhammad bin Muflih bin Abdullah Al-Ramthi Al-Shahrani, Mahmoud bin Muhammad bin Mohsen Bani Amr Al-Maliki, Murad bin Hussein bin Musleh Al-Muqadhli, Mishari bin Salem bin Saleh Al-Muqatil Al-Issa, Mishal bin Ali bin Ahmed Atif, Muath bin Abdulaziz bin Nayidh Al-Siraa, Mansour bin Muhammad bin Raja Al-Ajarsha Al-Qahtani, Mansour bin Musfir bin Abdullah bin Obaid Al-Saloum, Muhannad bin Eid bin Saadallah Al-Thubaiti, Nasser bin Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Khatib, Nasser Hajij Kharman Al-Suwailmi Al-Anzi, Nayef bin Yahya bin Masoud Al-Qibli Al-Fifi, Nawaf bin Khalid bin Muhammad Al-Rabee’iyah Al-Shammari, Nawaf bin Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Al-Saidan, Nawaf bin Abdulrahman bin Muhammad Al-Tarad Al-Qahtani, Nawaf bin Mazid bin Awad Al-Arafa Al-Anzi, Hisham bin Muhammad bin Fadil Al-Suwailih Al-Ghamdi, Haitham bin Samir bin Ali Al-Adani, Wissam Faisal bin Saqr bin Hadween Al-Jumai’i, Yahya bin Ali bin Ali Al-Foud Mubaraki, Yahya bin Muhammad bin Mu’jam Majrashi, Yahya bin Muhammad bin Hayaz’ Al-Bariqi, Yahya bin Musa bin Yahya Karshi Hakami, Yahya bin Abdulrahman bin Ali Al-Salem, Yazan bin Muhammad bin Ali Al-Shalwa Al-Qahtani, Yousef bin Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Issa, Yousef Fawaz bin Yahya bin Othman Saran, Aram bint Ahmed bin Muhammad Al-Wasabi, Arwa bint Musa bin Ali Al-Azani Al-Asiri, Aryam bint Yahya bin Ahmed Ma'naqi, Aseel bint Yahya bin Muhammad Siraj, E'timad bint Abdullah bin Salim Sulaiman Qunaita, Al-Anoud bint Hassan bin Muhammad Al-Assaf, Amani bint Ata Allah bin Sanhat Al-Dughailbi Al-Otaibi, Anhar bint Aqeel bin Abdullah Al-Aqeel, Badriya bint Muhammad bin Mashal Al-Shaibani, Bashayer bint Omar bin Muhammad Baqazi, Thanwa bint Thani bin Buniya Al-Musbihi Al-Atwi, Thuraya bint Ali Gharama Al-Sufi, Rawan bint Waqyan bin Hamad Al-Dossari, Reem bint Khalid bin Ali Al-Subaie Al-Anzi, Reem bint Ali bin Ayda Al-Thubaiti, Sarah bint Abdulmohsen bin Ali Al-Dafas, Sarah bint Mansour bin Saleh Al-Amri Al-Subaie, Sayra bint Ali bin Issa Al-Bishi, Sahar bint Muhammad bin Bakhit Al-Luqmani, Saeeda bint Sayyaf bin Mishal Al-Saadi Al-Aklabi, Shatha bint Muhammad bin Yahya Khurmi, Sharifa bint Abdullah bin Aoun Al-Fadhili Al-Harthi, Shafa bint Atiya bin Afnan Al-Fahimani Al-Huwaiti, Shahd bint Khalid Ahmed Bakhshwin, Shaikha bint Ahmed bin Fayez Al-Shehri, Aisha bint Al-Hassan bin Ibrahim Al-Siniya Asiri, Abeer bint Abdulghani bin Saad Al-Amri, Abeer bint Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Qubaishi, Aqila bint Mohammed bin Ahmed Zarimi Jaafari, Ghada bint Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Shaya, Ghaliya bint Salman bin Mohammed Al-Qurani, Fatima bint Ahmed bin Ibrahim Haidar, Fadwa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Qaoud, Layan bint Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Turki, Lina Hazem bin Ali Al-Muntashiri, Mona bint Mohammed bin Saleh Bajaifer, Mona bint Makimi bin Mays Al-Arifi Al-Dhafeeri, Munira bint Falih bin Mohammed Al-Masoud Al-Qahtani, Mayada bint Saad bin Mubarak Al-Gharib, Nadia bint Talib bin Jaber Al-Subhi, Nada bint Mohammed bin Shaya Jahah, Nazwa bint Mohammed bin Aqel Al-Subaih Al-Khalidi, Nasila bint Hassan bin Mahdi Al-Aji Al-Sahbi, Noura bint Khalid bin Bakhit Al-Dahisi Al-Maliki, Nouf Omar bin Hamid bin Hamidi Al-Jabri Al-Khalidi, Hadeel Bint Hamoud Bin Salim Shaman, Haifa Bint Marzouq Bin Rizq Allah Al-Lahbi Al-Otaibi, Wajdan Bint Manahi Bin Saleh Al-Maimouni Al-Mutairi, Sumaya Bint Hussein Bin Mahdi Al-Shahi, Wadha Bint Madwah Bin Suwai’ Al-Hababi Al-Qahtani, Waad Bint Musfir Bin Saad Al-Salamin, Wafaa Bint Hussein Bin Muhammad Jaafari, Wafaa Bint Abdullah Bin Musa Al-Qarni Al-Bahiri.

Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the wife of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Her Royal Highness Princess Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain, graced the closing ceremony last night honoring the winners of the local competition for the King Salman Award for Memorization, Recitation, and Interpretation of the Holy Quran, in its 27th session. The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance organized this major Quranic event at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh, amidst a distinguished attendance of princesses, dignitaries, and those interested in Quranic affairs.

This is an extension of the Kingdom's approach to caring for the Book of God

This ceremony reaffirms the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's longstanding commitment, since its founding, to the care of the Holy Quran, its printing, publication, and teaching. This award holds particular significance as it bears the name of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, reflecting the profound interest of the wise leadership in connecting the nation's sons and daughters to the Holy Quran, not merely for memorization, but as a way of life that promotes moderation and rejects extremism and fanaticism. This aligns with the goals of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 to build a vibrant society firmly rooted in its authentic Islamic values.

Event details and record numbers

The ceremony began with a recitation of verses from the Holy Quran, followed by a documentary showcasing the award's history and development over the years, highlighting the unwavering support it receives from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman. This year's competition witnessed a spirit of healthy rivalry and widespread participation, reflecting the youth's deep connection to the Holy Quran. More than 3,600 contestants from across the Kingdom participated in the preliminary rounds, with 129 advancing to the final stage. These finalists underwent rigorous evaluation by specialized judging panels, adhering to the highest standards of quality and excellence.

Ministry statement and educational message

In a speech delivered via video conference, His Excellency the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance, Sheikh Dr. Abdul Latif bin Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh, affirmed that honoring these distinguished young women of the nation represents a profound message about the Kingdom's pioneering role in serving Islam. He noted that the total value of the prizes allocated for this session reached 7 million riyals, presented as support and encouragement for those who have memorized the Holy Quran. He emphasized that winning this award is both a responsibility and an honor, requiring adherence to the ethics of the Quran.

Closing ceremony

At the conclusion of the blessed evening, Her Royal Highness Princess Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain presented the awards to the winners of the top prizes in the six categories of the competition, praising their outstanding levels of memorization and recitation. The female members of the judging panel were also honored in recognition of their significant efforts in ensuring the success of the competition. The ceremony concluded with a shining example reflecting the status of Saudi women and their active role in serving their religion and nation.