President Raeisi attends opening ceremony of Mustafa Prize

TEHRAN, (MNA) – President Ebrahim Raeisi took part in the opening ceremony of Mustafa Prize held in the city of Isfahan on Friday.

The opening ceremony of the 5th edition of the Mustafa Prize was held in the presence of President Ebrahim Raeisi and 150 religious scholars from 40 countries at the Isfahan International Convention Center in the city of Isfahan in central Iran.

The Mustafa Prize is a science and technology award, granted to top researchers and scientists from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states.

A the end of the Mustafa Prize, the selected participants will be awarded.

The prize is awarded to scientists residing in Islamic countries with the aim of developing science and technology in those countries.

The Mustafa Prize is held biennially during the Islamic Unity week in Iran. On the initiative of Imam Khomeini, Rabi al-Awwal, 12 to 17 (October 9 to 14) was named Unity Week. Based on the Sunni Muslims' narration, 12 Rabi ul Awwal is the birthday of the Grand Prophet of Islam Muhammad (PBUH), and based on Shia Muslims' narration, 17 Rabi ul Awwal is the birthday of the Prophet. 

President Raeisi arrived in Isfahan province on Friday morning to inaugurate some government projects there. He launched the second phase of a large-scale national project that transfers water from the Sea of ​​Oman to the central province.