Vice President hails Jordanian scientist’s achievement, celebrates Arab talent in science
Sheikh Mohammed giving the Arab Geniuses Award in the category of Natural Science to Omar Yaghi, January 16, 2025.Supplied
Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has congratulated Jordanian Professor Omar Yaghi on his remarkable achievement of winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Professor Yaghi was honoured with the ‘Great Arab Minds’ Award last year.
In a post on his X account, Sheikh Mohammed wrote: “A year ago, we honoured Professor Omar Yaghi with the ‘Great Arab Minds’ Award in the field of Natural Sciences. Today, we congratulate him on winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.”
قبل عام، كرمنا البروفيسور عمر ياغي ضمن جائزة نوابغ العرب عن فئة العلوم الطبيعية… واليوم نبارك له فوزه بجائزة نوبل للكيمياء
نبارك للبروفيسور عمر… وقبل ذلك نبارك للعالم العربي هذه العقول التي نفاخر بها الأمم..
الأمة العربية مليئة بالنوابغ .. وغنية بالعقول .. ورسالتنا هي إعادة… pic.twitter.com/lc0cnfLrJ6— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) October 8, 2025
“We congratulate Professor Omar — and before that, we congratulate the Arab world on these brilliant minds that make us proud before other nations. The Arab world is rich in talent and intellect. Our message is to restore confidence in ourselves, in our youth, and in our scientists,” the Vice President reaffirmed.
DATE . Oct/10/2025
