Mohammed bin Rashid honors the heroes of the “Arab Reading Challenge 2025” today

Today, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, honors the champions of the Arab Reading Challenge 2025, at the conclusion of the qualifiers for the ninth session of the largest reading demonstration of its kind in the Arabic language worldwide.

The massive closing ceremony, which takes place at the Dubai World Trade Center, will witness the crowning of the champion of the Arab Reading Challenge 2025, the first place holder in the People of Determination category, the “Distinguished School”, “Distinguished Supervisor”, and the champion of the Communities category.

The ninth session of the Arab Reading Challenge initiative, which falls under the umbrella of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation, recorded a record participation that reached more than 32 million students, male and female, from 50 countries representing 132,112 schools, and under the supervision of 161,004 male and female supervisors.

The champion of the Arab Reading Challenge will receive a financial prize of half a million dirhams, the second place holder will receive 100 thousand dirhams, while the third place holder will receive 70 thousand dirhams.

The champion of the Arab Reading Challenge in the People of Determination category will receive a reward of 200,000 dirhams, the second place holder will receive 100,000 dirhams, while the third place holder will receive 50,000 dirhams for third place.

The Arab Reading Challenge allocates prizes worth 200,000 dirhams to the expatriate category, with 100,000 dirhams for the first place holder, 70,000 dirhams for the second place, and 30,000 dirhams for the third place. The school that wins the “Distinguished School” title receives a prize of one million dirhams, while the Arab Reading Challenge allocates 500,000 dirhams for second place, and 300,000 dirhams for third place. In the “Distinguished Supervisor” category, the first-place holder will receive 300,000 dirhams, while the second-place holder will receive 100,000 dirhams, and the third-place holder will receive 50,000 dirhams.

The Arab Reading Challenge continues its journey of success, as the number of participants by the end of the ninth session reached more than 163 million students, both male and female.

Through nine sessions, the Arab Reading Challenge achieved more than 927,000 participants from Arab schools, and the total number of supervisors participating in nine sessions reached more than 877,000 reading supervisors, male and female, and recorded tremendous growth rates in the volume of participation starting from the first session, which attracted 3.6 million students, all the way to the ninth session, in which the number of participants in its qualifiers reached 32.231 million students, an increase of more than 795%. About the first session.

The eighth session attracted 28.2 million students from 50 countries, and the title was won by the students Hatem Muhammad Jassim Al-Turkawi from Syria, Kadi Bint Misfer Al-Khathami from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Salsabil Hassan Sawalha from Palestine, while the student Muhammad Ahmed Hassan Abdel-Halim from Egypt (Al-Azhar Al-Sharif) won first place in the People of Determination category.

The Creativity School – First Cycle (from the Emirates) won the title of “Distinguished School,” and Rabie Ahmed from Syria won the title of “Distinguished Supervisor,” and the student Muhammad Al-Rifai from Sweden was crowned the Communities Champion.

The seventh session of the challenge witnessed the participation of 24.8 million students, male and female, from 46 countries, representing more than 188,000 schools, and under the supervision of about 150,000 male and female supervisors. The title was won equally by the student Abdullah Muhammad Abdullah Al-Bari from Qatar, and the student Amna Muhammad Al-Mansouri from the Emirates, while the student Youssef Bin Daoud from Tunisia won the title of champion of the Arab Reading Challenge in the People of Determination category.

The King Abdullah II School of Excellence (from Jordan) won the title of “Distinguished School,” and Samaher Al-Sawai from Jordan won the title of “Distinguished Supervisor,” and the student Muhammad Abdulraqeeb Ali Ahmed Al-Kawkabani from Malaysia won the title of Community Champion.

As for the sixth session, it witnessed the participation of 22.27 million students, male and female, from 44 countries, representing 92,000 schools, and under the supervision of 126,000 male and female supervisors.

The title of “Distinguished School” was won by student Sham Muhammad Al-Bakour from Syria, Al-Mukhtar Jazolet School from Morocco won the title of “Distinguished School,” and Nour Muhammad Al-Jabour from Jordan won the title of “Distinguished Supervisor,” while the title of Communities Champion went to Nada Al-Satri from Belgium. The fifth session recorded the participation of more than 21 million people from 52 countries, representing 96,000 schools, and under the supervision of 120,000 male and female supervisors.

The title of champion of the Arab Reading Challenge was won by student Abdullah Muhammad Murad Abu Khalaf from Jordan, Al Gharib School for Basic Education (from Egypt) won the title of “Distinguished School,” and the title of “Distinguished Supervisor” went to Moza Al-Ghana from the Emirates, while Alexander Foros from Italy won the title of Community Champion.

In the fourth session of the Arab Reading Challenge, 13.5 million students from 49 countries participated, representing 67,000 schools and under the supervision of 99,000 male and female supervisors.

The student Hadeel Anwar from Sudan won the title of Champion of the Arab Reading Challenge, the Imam Al-Nawawi School from Saudi Arabia won the title of “Distinguished School,” and the title of “Distinguished Supervisor” went to Amira Najib from Egypt, while Mahmoud Bilal from Sweden won the title of Communities Champion.

10.5 million students from 44 countries participated in the third session, representing 52,000 schools, and under the supervision of 87,000 male and female supervisors.

The student Maryam Amjoun from Morocco won the title, Al-Ikhlas National Schools from Kuwait won the title of “Distinguished School,” Aisha Al-Tuwairqi from Saudi Arabia won the title of “Distinguished Supervisor,” and the title of Communities Champion went to Tasneem Eidi from France. The second session of the Arab Reading Challenge witnessed the participation of about 7.4 million students, both male and female, from 26 countries, representing 41,000 schools and under the supervision of 75,000 male and female supervisors.

Student Afaf Al-Sharif from Palestine was crowned the winner of the second session, the title of “Distinguished School” went to Al-Iman Schools from Bahrain, and Houria Al-Dhale from Morocco won the title of “Distinguished Supervisor.” The first session of the challenge recorded the participation of 3.6 million students from 19 countries, representing 30,000 schools and under the supervision of 60,000 male and female supervisors.

Student Abdullah Farah Jalloud from Algeria won the title of the first session, while Tala’i Al-Amal Secondary School from Palestine won the title of “Distinguished School.”

• 927,000 Arab schools participated, and 877,000 male and female reading supervisors participated in the “Challenge” across nine courses.

• 795% increase in participants in the ninth session to 32.231 million students, both male and female.