President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and his deputy Faisal Naseem attended the closing and awarding ceremony of the 33rd National Quran Competition held at Islamic Centre late Saturday.
The president gave away awards to the first, second and third place winners of the national competition and presented Hafiz crowns, while the vice president presented awards to the first prize winners from school and general recitation categories.
The ceremony was also attended by Speaker of Parliament and former President Mohamed Nasheed, Minister of Islamic Affairs Ahmed Zahir and other senior government officials.