Makkah, September 10, 2019, SPA -- On behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prince Khalid Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Governor of Makkah Region, will patronize here tomorrow the closing ceremony to honor the winners of the 41st Session of King Abdulaziz International Competition for the Holy Quran Memorization, Recitation and Interpretation. The ceremony will be organized by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance. Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance Dr. Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh highly commended the patronage by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques of this competition. The activities of the competition, which has a total prize of 1,185,000 Saudi riyals, included the participation of 146 contestants from 103 countries. The number of contestants since the beginning of King Abdulaziz International Competition for the Holy Quran Memorization, Recitation and Interpretation 41 years ago and up to this session has reached more than 6300 contestants from all over the world. --SPA 12:57 LOCAL TIME 09:57 GMT 0009 www.spa.gov.sa/w1169205