His Excellency, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Abd Yaser Al-Aboudi honored the winners of the Arabic Language and Literature Award, as well as emphasizing that this award represents a link within the system of scientific and academic awards adopted by the Ministry and supervised under his direct patronage.

Dr. Al-Aboudi reviewed that these awards establish an integrated approach that consolidates the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research's mission to build an academic environment that stimulates creativity and is connected to all fields of knowledge.

His Excellency highlighted that their goal is to establish a climate of sustainable awareness among academics, making them more capable of contributing effectively to the scientific and cultural movement and contributing to competitive energies in regional and international forums.

It is worth to be mentioned that the honoring ceremony included delivering speeches by the head of the organizing committee, the Deputy of the Ministry for Administrative Affairs, Dr. Adnan Ibrahim Al-Jumaili, the head of the Iraqi Scientific Academy, Dr. Mohammed Hussein Al-Yassin, and the Prime Minister's Advisor for Cultural Affairs, Dr. Arif Al-Saadi.

Dr. Al-Aboudi honored the winners of the Arabic Language and Literature Award, which included five million dinars for the first place winner, three million dinars for the second place winner, and two million dinars for the third place winner and a number of officials from scientific institutions were also honored as well.