The Board of Trustees:

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and Industry and the Patron of Awards appoints new members forming the Board of Trustees. The tenure of the new members will be for a period of 4 years.

The new members are:

	H.E. Humaid Al Qatami, Chairman
	Mr. Qadi Saeed Al Muroshad, Deputy Chairman
	Mr. Seif Ahmad Al Ghurair, Member
	Dr. Hadef Al Dhahiri, Member
	Dr. Hussein Al Redha, Member
	Mr. Mirza Hussain Al Sayegh, Treasurer
	Prof. Najib Al Khaja, Secretary General

The General Secretariat:

The General Secretariat, headed by Dr. Najib Al Khaja, Secretary General, is the executive body which will co-ordinate and execute the various activities, plans and programs of the Award. The General Secretariat reports to the Board of Trustees.

The General Secretariat comprises subcommittees such as the Scientific Committee, the Information Committee, the Conferences and Public Relations Committee and the Financial Committee.

The Members of the General Secretariat are:

	Dr. Najib Al Khaja, Secretary General
	Dr. Mona Al Rukhaimi, Deputy Secretary General
	Dr. Ahmad S.I. Al Hashemi, Chairman - Financial Committee
	Dr. Yousef M. Abdulrazzaq, Chairman - Scientific Committee
	Mr. Abdulla Bin Sougat, Chairman - Conference and Public Relations Committee
	Dr. Hussain Al Rahma, Rapporteur
	Dr. Ahmad Al Jeziri, Member