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Nominations for the MBRKA are open to all applicants worldwide, welcoming creative individuals and
organizations with intellectual accomplishments. The MBRKA’s scope is inclusive, enabling participation from

local, regional, and worldwide organizations as well as government entities, businesses, associations,
institutions, and individuals in the nomination process.

Winners of the MBRKA

Launched ten years ago, numerous individuals, including inventors, creators, scientists, and intellectual

figures, as well as a range of educational and research institutions, have been nominated to date. The
MBRKA has been granted to a group of knowledge leaders whose innovations, ideas, and concepts have

significantly improved humanity as a whole.

Winners of MBRKA in 2014

In 2014, two luminaries in the digital world – Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, and
Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia – were honored with this prestigious award.

Sir Tim Berners-Lee was recognized for inventing the World Wide Web in 1989 while working as a software
engineer at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). The majority of people across the

globe now benefit from his revolutionary invention, earning him the first-ever Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum Knowledge Award. Jimmy Wales, an American internet entrepreneur, was honored with the MBRKA
for being the man behind Wikipedia, a collaborative global online encyclopedia that is one of the most

significant and widely popular, free knowledge sources on the internet.

Winners of MBRKA in 2015

Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro, a scientist and developer of sensing devices and interactive robots, Ahmed Al

Shugairi, a prominent media personality and motivator for Arab youth, as well as the National Geographic
Society, the renowned research and exploration organization, were given the Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum Knowledge Award in 2015.

Professor Ishiguro earned the MBRKA for his outstanding contributions as a seasoned scientific researcher,
having published more than 300 research articles. His research focuses on distributed sensing systems,

verification tools, interactive robotics, and android science. His discoveries have significantly contributed to
the field of humanoid robots.

The insightful and motivational content presented by Ahmed AlShugairi throughout the episodes of his
famous television program ‘Khawater’ that aired for over 11 years earned him the MBRKA in 2015, owing to
its significant positive impact on the Arab youth audience. In addition, he has authored several books,

including the book ‘Khawater from Japan’. According to a study published by Arabian Business, he was listed
among the top 500 most prominent and influential personalities in the Arab world.

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