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Az-Zubair Prize for Innovation and Scientific Excellence (Arabic: جائزة الزبير للإبداع والتميز العلمي) is an annual Sudanese scientific prize awarded by the President of Sudan for scientific innovation and creativity in applied and technological fields.


== History ==
On November 7, 1998, President Omer Al-Bashir passed a bill to establish an annual scientific award for innovation and scientific excellence that commemorate General Az-Zubair Mohammed Salih, former Sudan's vice president who died in an aeroplane crash. The award is governed by the Association for the Promotion of Scientific Innovation (APSI), a specialized organization that was established by General Az-Zubair for sponsoring technological advances and scientific research.


== Prize types ==
The prize is divided onto two major levels:

Special Honorary Prize - awarded for individuals who had great distinctive works and great scientific position that majorly contributed to the society.
Competitors level is divided onto three sub-categories:
Scientific level - open to higher certificate holders and researchers
Youth level - open to students and graduates of universities and higher institutions
Talented level - open to anyone that presents valuable and empirical invention or creative work that reflects talent and excellence and has a great value for the society


== Prize fields ==
The general fields of the Az-Zubair Prize are:

Islamic Studies
Medical and Health Sciences
Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Computer Science and Information Technology
Agriculture
Veterinary and Animal production.
Economics and Administrative Sciences
Natural Sciences
Liberal Arts
Behavioural sciences


== Award ==
The prize award is composed of:

A medallion of science, awarded by the President of Sudan
Scientific patent bearing the name of the winner and abstract for winning
Monetary award of SDD20 million Sudanese dinar (equivalent to $90,000) distributed among the winners


=== Recipients ===
2000 Awn Alsharif Qasim
2000 Ahmed Hassan Fahal
2003 El Hadi Ahmed El Sheikh


== External links ==
APSI Official website (Arabic Portal)