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Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding was initiated by the FAIR Forum (Forum for Arab and International Relations), in Doha, Qatar in 2015. A board of trustees, a steering committee and independent panels of judges, manage it.

It is an annual international prize for Literary Translation from/to the Arabic language.

The Award aims at honoring the contribution of the translators in building bridges between nations and cultures and spreading peace through cultural exchanges and mutual understanding.

The first two editions of the Award (2015 and 2016) included five categories, with a total value of 1 Million US Dollars: The second language of the 2015 and 2016 editions were respectively Turkish and Spanish.
 * Translation from Arabic to English (3 prizes)
 * Translation from English to Arabic (3 prizes)
 * Translation from Arabic to a second language (3 prizes)
 * Translation from a second language to Arabic (3 prizes)
 * Achievement Award (1 prize)

The second language chosen for the 2017 edition if French. On top of that, ten other categories related to translation between Arabic and five eastern languages (Japanese, Chinese, Persian, Urdu and Malay) were added to this next edition, which will take place next December. Thus, the total value of the Award will reach 2 Million US Dollars, distributed as follows:

Translation Prizes:
 * Translation from Arabic into English (200,000 USD)
 * Translation from English into Arabic (200,000 USD)
 * Translation from Arabic into French (200,000 USD)
 * Translation from French into Arabic (200,000 USD)

The winner of the first prize in this category is awarded (USD 100.000), the second (USD 60.000) and the third (USD 40.000).

Prize for International Understanding (200,000 USD): for individual(s) or institution(s) who have substantially contributed to enable international understanding and spread peace culture between nations.

Achievement Awards:
 * Translation from Arabic into Chinese (100,000 USD)
 * Translation from Chinese into Arabic (100,000 USD)
 * Translation from Arabic into Japanese (100,000 USD)
 * Translation from Japanese into Arabic (100,000 USD)
 * Translation from Arabic into Malay (100,000 USD)
 * Translation from Malay into Arabic (100,000 USD)
 * Translation from Arabic into Persian (100,000 USD)
 * Translation from Persian into Arabic (100,000 USD)
 * Translation from Arabic into Urdu (100,000 USD)
 * Translation from Urdu into Arabic (100,000 USD)