Peace Award - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   Name the noted Islamic scholar and peace activist conferred with the Sayyidina Imam Al Hassan Ibn Ali Peace Award at a function in Abu Dhabi?

a. Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
b. Maulana Mahmood Madani
c. Maulana Syed Ali Taqvi
d. Maulana Kalb-e-Javad
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Explanation:
He is a noted Islamic scholar and peace activist. He has received, among others, the Demiurgus Peace International Award, under the patronage of the former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev; the Padma Bhushan, in January 2000; the National Citizen’s Award, presented by Mother Teresa and the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award (2009).