Hamdan presents awards
Shaikh Hamdan and Shaikh Ahmad honoured winners of the Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award and 2030 Literacy Challenge at the summit. The first winner to receive the knowledge award was Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation, from Egypt, followed by Institute of International Education (US), The Saudi Digital Library (Saudi Arabia), and The Amersi Foundation (founded by UK businessman Mohammad Amersi).
For the Literacy Challenge awards, the winner in the government category was the Ministry of Education, Egypt; the NGO winner was Unesco; and the individual winner was Dr Shifa Hassan from Sudan.