Iran to establish world award named after Imam Khomeini

TEHRAN,May 10(MNA) -- Iran plans to establish a world award, which will be named after the Founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini. The award will be presented annually to a maximum of two figures, which represent great cultural, political and social currents in the world, the secretary of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution said on Tuesday. The charter the award was approved in the meeting of the council on Tuesday, Mohammadreza Mokhber added. The Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology, the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, the Iranian Academy of Sciences, the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization, and the Institute for the Compilation and Publication of Imam Khomeini’s Works are the main organizers of the award. The winners, which will be selected by a jury composed of 11 to 15 members, will be announced annually during a ceremony on January 31 that marks the anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s return from years of exile in France in 1979.