Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Germany. In the category of Medicine, the prize was granted to Professor Ronald Levy of the US, the head of the Division of Oncology at Stanford University Medical School's Department of Medicine. In the category of Arabic Language and Literature, the prize went to Professor Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al-Manie of Saudi Arabia. The emeritus professor of Arabic Literature at King Saud University in Riyadh, Al-Manie was commended for his distinguished efforts in editing, verifying and elucidating several Arabic literary works of the third and seventh century Hijrah. --More
