MUMBAI: City-based Islamic scholar, Dr Zakir, has won the Saudi Arab's King Faisal Award 2015. Naik and four others were chosen for the prestigious award for their services to Islam. Naik, founder if Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), is an international preacher on Islam.

He did his MBBS from Nair College in Mumbai and later opted to preach Islam. The award contains a prize of 7.5 Lakh Saudi Riyal. "We are happy to inform you that Naik has won this award, said Mubarak Kapdi, Naik's relative and an educationist. Naik runs an Islamic international school and a research centre in Mumbai.

Today he is considered the most influential preacher who also conducts inter-religion seminars on international level. Besides Naik, four others have also been chosen for this award from various countries. Eom Sent from my iPhone