Assigned by Sultan Qaboos bin Said, Nasr bin Hamood Al Kindi, Oman’s Secretary General of the Royal Court Affairs presided over the ceremony, the Times of Oman reported.  

He honored the top three winners of each level as well as the members of the organizing committee.  

A total of 16 winners in six different levels were awarded at the event.

Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalili, the Sultanate’s Grand Mufti gave a speech in which he spoke about the significance for having deep insights of the verses and memorization of the Holy Quran among other things.

Habib bin Mohammed Al Riyami, Secretary General of Sultan Qaboos Higher Centre for Culture and Science said that the competition receives the Royal care and attention of Sultan Qaboos bin Said.

He also added that the current competition has seen the participation of more than a thousand participants of both genders.

The ceremony was attended by a number of undersecretaries, preachers and scholars.