The Registrar received a donation from Councillor Altaf Khan, who chose the Centre’s scholarship fund as one of his designated charities.

Following a reception, the opening ceremony began with speeches by the Centre’s Director, Dr Farhan Nizami, and the co-chair of the Board of Trustees, HRH Prince Turki Al-Faisal.

The Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah International Prize in Islamic Finance has been jointly awarded to the Islamic Development Bank as an institution and to HE Dr Ahmad Mohamed Al-Madani.