RIYADH: The King Faisal Prize will announce the names of its 2024 laureates on Jan. 10 in Riyadh. In preparation for the announcement, specialized selection committees of the Arab world’s most prestigious prize began meeting at KFP headquarters in Riyadh on Monday. Prizes will be awarded in categories including Islamic studies, Arabic language and literature, medicine and science. Prince Turki Al-Faisal will chair the committee meeting to select the laureate for the Service to Islam category, KFP said. It added that the KFP General Secretariat had announced in 2022 the topics of the 46th session of KFP for 2024, as follows: Islamic Studies “Islamic Legislations and their Contemporary Applications”; Arabic Language and Literature “Non-Arab Institutions and their Endeavors to the Promotion of Arabic”; Medicine “Management of Peripheral Disabilities”; and Science “Biology.” The General Secretariat added that nominations are made by scientific institutions, universities, research centers as well as scientific and language councils, provided the nominated individual’s work is already published. The work should also be informative and contribute to the enrichment of knowledge for the development of humanity. Nominations are not accepted from individuals or political parties, and can only be made for living writers, the General Secretariat said. The KFP selection committees this year include experts, specialists and scholars from 22 countries around the world. In Riyadh, they will examine the nominated works to select the laureates in an objective and transparent manner, in accordance with the rules and regulations set by the General Secretariat. Prince Turki Al-Faisal will announce the names of the laureates for 2024 in all categories on Wednesday at KFP headquarters in Riyadh. The KFP was established by the King Faisal Foundation in 1977 and was granted for the first time in 1979. It recognizes the outstanding works of individuals and institutions, and aims to benefit Muslims as well as enrich human knowledge and development.