Prince Khalid Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Makkah Region and Director General of King Faisal Foundation and Chairman of King Faisal International Prize's Commission, said that the Prize is a step taken by King Faisal Foundation to honor and support intellectuals and scientists. This came in a speech delivered by Prince Khalid during the King Faisal International Prize 2012 award ceremony held here today. The Prize's Secretary General Dr. Abdullah bin Salih Al-Othaimeen announced the winners as follows: Suleiman bin Abdulaziz Al-Rajhi, for Service of Islam; Prof. Adnan bin Mohammed Al-Wazzan, for Islamic Studies; Egyptian Dr. Ali Helmi Ahmed Moussa and Egyptian Dr. Nabil Ali Mohammed, for Arabic Language and Literature; US Prof. Richard Berquits and US Prof. James Bruce, for Medicine; and U.S. Prof. Alexander Farzewski, for Science.