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The Arab Thought Foundation, an independent international non-
governmental knowledge organization established in 2000 by His Royal
Highness Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, the President of this Foundation and the
Chairman of its Board of Trustees, shared the MBRKA in 2016. The
organization was founded with the single objective of fostering pride in the
Arab nation’s deeply ingrained values and principles through a responsible
freedom approach. The Foundation covers a wide range of topics, including
media, literature, economics, science, medicine, and administration.
Winners of MBRKA in 2017:
In 2017, Dr. Wendy Kopp, CEO and Founder of Teach for America, Dr.
Hiroshi Komiyama Yama, Founder of the Platinum Community Network, and
the MiSK Foundation, a charitable organization, won the Mohammed bin
Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award.
In 1989, Dr. Kopp established the Teach for America Foundation to offer
equal educational opportunities for children in America, and the Education for
All Foundation to support aspiring social entrepreneurs who sought to
implement educational initiatives in their countries. Dr. Komiyama, President
of the Mitsubishi Research Institute, founded the Platinum Society Network in
2010 to create a global sustainability plan, attracting more than 90
enterprises and 160 local governments. He also organized a wide array of
initiatives and projects to develop a ‘platinum society,’ which empowers
people to lead a better quality of life.
MiSK Foundation, the non-profit charitable organization, founded by His
Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince
and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Chairman of the
Council of Economic and Development Affairs. It aims to nurture and
encourage learning as well as foster leadership skills amongst young people
to craft a bright future for the Kingdom. Furthermore, it places an emphasis
on strengthening the capacities of young people and offering the requisite
resources to empower and nurture talent, unlock their creative abilities, and
create a healthy environment for their growth and development.
Winners of MBRKA in 2018:
The MBRKA, in 2018, was distributed among four cognitive, research,
educational, and charitable institutions – the Saudi Digital Library, the Magdi
Yacoub Heart Foundation, the Institute of International Education, and the
Amersi Foundation.
The Saudi Digital Library is one of the Arab world’s most prominent and
largest sources of digital knowledge. It was established to offer advanced
information services and diverse sources of educational materials for
teaching staff, researchers, and students. Currently, the library boasts
hundreds and thousands of digital books, millions of academic articles,
university letters, and multimedia in various disciplines.
Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation was founded by Magdi Yacoub, Dr. Ahmed
Zewail, and Ambassador Mohamed Shaker in 2008 to manage the Aswan
Heart Project, one of the vital projects for the health and well-being of the
Egyptian people, as well as the Aswan Heart Research Centre.
One of the world’s first nonprofit educational organizations, the Institute of
International Education, has 18 offices and over 700 employees worldwide.
The Institute has relentlessly worked to build economies, enhance

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