His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God preserve him, said, “A year ago, Professor Omar Yaghi honored us in the Nawabuj Al Arab award for the natural science category … Today we congratulate him for his victory in the Nobel Chemistry Prize.” His Highness added, “We congratulate Professor Omar … Before that, we congratulate the Arab world with these minds that we are proud of nations.” His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said, “The Arab nation is full of gates … and rich in minds … and our mission is to restore confidence in ourselves … and trust in our youth … and trust in our scholars.” He added, “This is our message in the Arab Gentlemen Award and in all our humanitarian, civilizational and cognitive projects.”
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