Honours and Special Awards

  • Fellowship, United Nations University (Tokyo), advanced nutrition training in Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand, Jan. – Dec., 1982.
  • First Prize of the best book published in Kuwait in 1985 (book entitled “Youth and Drug Dependence in the Arabian Gulf States”, Kuwait, in Arabic).
  • Crown Prince Award for the Research in Health Sciences, Bahrain Center for Studies and Research, Bahrain, 1988 (Research on Food Composition Tables for Use in Bahrain).
  • Abdulhameed Shoman Award for Young Arab Scientist (Health Sciences), Jordan, 1993.
  • Prize for the best book written in English about Bahrain, 1997, Al-Hilal Establishment, Bahrain (book entitled the State of Food and Nutrition in Bahrain).
  • First prize for the Research in Health Science, Al-Owais Prize for Scientific Research, U.A.E., 1998 (Research on Food Consumption Patterns and Chronic Diseases in UAE).
  • Prize of Book Day, Ministry of Education, Bahrain, 2005.