On November 7, 1998, President Omer Al-Bashir passed a bill to establish an annual scientific award for innovation and scientific excellence that commemorate General Az-Zubair Mohammed Salih, former Sudan's vice president who died in an aeroplane crash. The award is governed by the Association for the Promotion of Scientific Innovation (APSI), a specialized organization that was established by General Az-Zubair for sponsoring technological advances and scientific research.

The prize is divided onto two major levels:

• Special Honorary Prize - awarded for individuals who had great distinctive works and great scientific position that majorly contributed to the society.
• Competitors level is divided onto three sub-categories:
  • Scientific level - open to higher certificate holders and researchers
  • Youth level - open to students and graduates of universities and higher institutions
  • Talented level - open to anyone that presents valuable and empirical invention or creative work that reflects talent and excellence and has a great value for the society

The general fields of the Az-Zubair Prize are:

• Islamic Studies
• Medical and Health Sciences
• Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
• Computer Science and Information Technology
• Agriculture
• Veterinary and Animal production.
• Economics and Administrative Sciences
• Natural Sciences
• Liberal Arts
• Behavioural sciences

The prize award is composed of:

• A medallion of science, awarded by the President of Sudan
• Scientific patent bearing the name of the winner and abstract for winning
• Monetary award of SDD20 million Sudanese dinar (equivalent to $90,000) distributed among the winners

Recipients edit

• 2000 Awn Alsharif Qasim
• 2000 Ahmed Hassan Fahal
• 2003 El Hadi Ahmed El Sheikh

• APSI Official website (Arabic Portal)