The visiting delegation from the independent international award included: Saida Mirziyoyeva, Head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Uzbekistan; Charles Michel, former President of the European Council and former Prime Minister of Belgium; Counselor Mohamed Abdel Salam, Secretary-General of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity; and Moussa Faki Mahamat, former Chairperson of the African Union Commission and former Prime Minister of Chad.
The delegation included: His Eminence Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, received the members of the judging committee for the seventh edition of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity in 2026 at Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo. Grand Imam of Al-Azhar to the members of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity jury: Egypt presents the world with a unique model of coexistence and brotherhood.
During the meeting, His Eminence the Grand Imam welcomed the members of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity jury to Al-Azhar, emphasizing that their first visit to Egypt represents a continuation of the human fraternity initiative that began in Cairo in 2017 and culminated in his signing, along with the late Pope Francis, former head of the Catholic Church, of the historic Document on Human Fraternity in Abu Dhabi in 2019. He added that the award bears the name of the wise leader of the Arabs, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God have mercy on him, the founder of the United Arab Emirates, and is a continuation of his benevolent legacy in serving humanity and supporting the vulnerable.