Muscat, Delegated by His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Sheikh Abdulmalik bin Abdullah Al Khalili, Chairman of the State Council handed over the 9th version of Sultan Qaboos Award for Culture, Arts and Literature to the winners at Al Wahat Club here this evening.

This edition of the Award is allocated for Omanis in areas of Omani Heritage (Culture category), Theatre Teams (Arts category), and Article (Literature category).

The Award’s handing over ceremony included a speech for the Sultan Qaboos Higher Centre for Culture and Science delivered by Habib bin Mohammed Al Riyami, Chairman of the Centre during which he reviewed the march of the Award since its inception. He also congratulated the winners.

The researcher Harith bin Mohammed Al Batashi won the Award in the culture category for his investigation conducted on the book of Sheikh Said bin Khalfan Al Khalili. Al Dann Theatre Team won the Award in the theatre teams category whereas the writer Dr. Muna Hibras Al Sulaimi won the Award in the literature category.

The Chairman of the State Council unveiled areas of the 10th edition of the Award which will be dedicated for Omanis, as well as Arabs. The fields of the Award will be in media and communication (Culture category), cinema production (Arts category), and novel (Literature category).

Source: Oman News Agency