HE Gill Wallace Hope nominates President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for the Nobel Peace Prize supported by HH Sultan Qaboos, Ruler of Oman.
HE Hope is Special Advisor to UAE for FDI and Sustainability says " Like Mother Teresa ( Nobel Peace Prize winner 1979) who said 'love in action is seeing a need and doing something about it, HH Shiekh Khalifa LIVES the teachings of the Holy Quran and Hadiths and is a true example of 'faith in action'".
"The teachings in the Holy Quran about Peace and environment are profound" Hope states "However, it is important for the world that the positive and practical acts of over 1 billion Muslims are visible to other global citizens and faiths so we can build understanding, unity and collaboration".
According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who
“ ...shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.[1]
List of past winners and their inspirations to others.
Recent Award made to HH Shiekh Khalifa in August 2011
AL AIN - President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan received this evening at Al Rawdha Palace in Al Ain the ‘Islamic Personality of the Year’ Award from His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
Shaikh Khalifa was selected for the coveted award by the Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA) in its 15th edition.
The ceremony was attended by Shaikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Shaikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler’s Representative in the Western Region.
Shaikh Khalifa expresses appreciation for DIHQA’s efforts to preserve the Holy Quran as the source of code of conduct for Muslims.
Shaikh Khalifa said: ”the award is associated with meanings which reflect our interest as one Muslim nation in preserving Islam as the religion of tolerance, moderation, peace, concord and harmony among people of the world.
For his part, Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum expressed pride in honouring Shaikh Khalifa as the ‘Islamic Personality of the Year’ as he is a leading figure of philanthropy and humanitarian work whose giving goes beyond his own people to the whole Arab World to alleviate the suffering of the needy and bereaved people.”
“My brother Shaikh Khalifa deserves all the loyalty and appreciation, not only as a unique wise leader, but also as a generous man who have all the good characteristics of charity and generosity. The award is well-deserved and His Highness is capable of handling each and every great national and human matter,” Shaikh Mohammed added.
Chairman of the organizing committee of DIHQA said Shaikh Mohammed gave orders to DIHQA to take responsibility of printing and handing out one million copies of the Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mus’haf (of the Holy Quran) only for the sake of being awarded by Allah.
Present at the ceremony were Shaikh Tahnoun Bin Mohammed Al-Nahyan, the Ruler’s Representative in the Eastern Region, Shaikh Hazza’ Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Advisor, Shaikh Saeed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Representative of His Highness the President, Lieutenant General Shaikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Shaikh Nahyan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Zayed Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Advisor to His Highness the President, Shaikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Member of the Executive Council, Shaikh Ahmed Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Chairman of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation, Shaikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Public Works, Shaikhs and senior
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