Oman's Minister of Education gives Sultan Qaboos Award

Business Tuesday 20/December/2016 22:34 PM
By: Times News Service
Oman's Minister of Education gives Sultan Qaboos Award

Muscat: Assigned by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al Shibaniyah, Minister of Education, Chairperson of the Omani National Commission for Education, Culture and Science gave away the 5th version of the Sultan Qaboos Award for Culture, Arts and Literature, at Al Wahat Club in Al Athaiba.
She also conferred the order of merit for culture, science, art and literature in the fields of translation, folklore art and novel. Hamad bin Sinan Al Ghaithi won the award in the field of translation, Bashair troupe won the award in the field of art of Al Razha and Al A’azi while Dr. Jokha bint Mohammed Al Harthy won the award in the field of novel writing.
The ceremony was attended by a number of ministers, undersecretaries and others.