Mohammad al-Sammak

Mohammad al-Sammak is a Lebanese-born thinker and writer, a Saudi citizen since November 2021, known for his work in Muslim-Christian dialogue and the dialogue of civilisations. ^{1 2}

He was born in Beirut in 1936 according to the Arabic article and Wikidata, and in 1939 according to the prize's page. He studied in the schools of the Makassed Islamic Philanthropic Association, then at the American University of Beirut and the Lebanese American University, and holds an honorary doctorate in the humanities. ^{1 3}

He began as a journalist writing on Islamic thought, and has written for al-Mustaqbal (Lebanon), al-Ittihad (UAE) and al-Shorouk (Egypt); he sat on al-Mustaqbal's board and belongs to the Lebanese Press Syndicate, the Lebanese Writers' Union and the Federation of Arab Journalists. His articles deal with politics, Muslim-Christian dialogue and the dialogue of civilisations, and he has written several books on these subjects. ^{1 3}

He is secretary-general of the National Islamic-Christian Committee for Dialogue and of the permanent secretariat of the Islamic Spiritual Summit in Lebanon, adviser to the Mufti of the Lebanese Republic, and was an adviser to Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. He sits on the board of the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue and on the presidential council of Religions for Peace in New York. ^{1 3}

He received the King Faisal Prize for Service to Islam in 2024; the prize's page says it was given for his early and continuing contribution to Muslim-Christian dialogue, his part in dialogue conferences, his leadership of and membership in bodies that call for tolerance and peace, and the depth of his books and research. ^{3 1}

Wikidata listed articles on him in two Wikipedia editions on 7 November 2026. ²

• Arabic Wikipedia article, revision of 18 September 2026. ¹

• Wikidata item Q15439752. ²

• The laureate's page on the King Faisal Prize's official site, read on 7 November 2026. ³