Mustafa(pbuh) Prize News

The Mustafa^(pbuh) Science and Technology Foundation Observatory, inspired by the historic Maragheh Observatory, has set its mission as conveying the scientific achievements of the Islamic world in an accessible language to the general public.The Mustafa^(pbuh) Science and Technology Foundation Observatory, inspired by the historic Maragheh Observatory, has set its mission as conveying the scientific achievements of the Islamic world in an accessible language to the general public.

Vahab Mirrokni, laureate of the 6th Mustafa (pbuh) Prize, donated the cash value of his award to the Young Scientist Medal to support this medal and young scientists under the age of 40 in the Islamic world.

Mohammad K. Nazeeruddin, laureate of the 6th Mustafa (pbuh) Prize, expressed his joy at receiving the award, stating that the Mustafa (pbuh) Prize represents a commitment to the higher values of science and international scientific collaboration.

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Mustafa (pbuh) Science and Technology Foundation said: “In this edition, for the first time, the Young Scientist Medal was awarded to three distinguished researchers from Iran, Malaysia, and Turkey at the Academy of Sciences, which reflects the Mustafa (pbuh) Prize’s special attention to young scientists.”
 

The Secretary of the Mustafa (pbuh) Prize Policy Council, at the closing ceremony of the sixth edition of the Mustafa (pbuh) Prize, highlighted the achievements of the previous five editions, stating: In these editions, 19 outstanding scientists from 10 countries were honored.

Tehran’s Vahdat Hall buzzed with anticipation on Monday, September 8, as officials, scientists and academics from across the Islamic world gathered to celebrate the 2025 Mustafa^(pbuh) Prize laureates: India’s Perovskite solar‐cell pioneer Mohammad K. Nazeeruddin, Turkey’s microfluidics innovator Mehmet Toner and Iran’s graph‐algorithm expert Vahab Mirrokni for their scientific breakthroughs.
 

Vahab Mirrokni, one of the 6^th Mustafa^(pbuh) Prize laureates, elaborated on the research that earned him the prize, i.e. Locality-Sensitive Hashing and Large-Scale Graph Algorithms in a recent interview. Vahab Mirrokni, one of the 6^th Mustafa^(pbuh) Prize laureates, elaborated on the research that earned him the prize, i.e. Locality-Sensitive Hashing and Large-Scale Graph Algorithms in a recent interview. 

Amirkabir University of Technology hosted leading scientists in engineering and technology from 36 countries as part of the international Science and Technology Exchange Program (STEP), on September 7.

Professor Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary, Coordinator General of the OIC’s Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH), delivered the introductory address at the roundtable discussion “From Brain Drain to Brain Circulation.”