Saudi teacher Mansour Al-Mansour was awarded the Gems Education Global Teacher Prize at the World Governments Summit in Dubai on Thursday.
Al-Mansour received the award at the end of the summit, an annual event that draws leaders from across the globe.
An educator known for his charity work and instructing prisoners, Al-Mansour won the prize of $1 million.
Al-Mansour is also an author and is known for work in his community, including a program that helps ensure people have access to air conditioning maintenance during Saudi Arabia’s scorching summer months.
The prize is awarded by the Varkey Foundation, whose founder, Sunny Varkey, established the for-profit GEMS Education company that runs dozens of schools in Egypt, Qatar and the UAE.
– With inputs from AP
source/content: arabnews.com (headline edited)
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Mansour Al-Mansour received the award at the end of the World Governments Summit in Dubai (AN)
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