The
Nobel Prize (,
Swedish definite form, singular:
Nobelpriset,
Norwegian:
Nobelprisen) is a set of annual international awards bestowed in a number of categories by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist
Alfred Nobel established the prizes in 1895. Nobel Prizes have been awarded to over 800 individuals, of whom 12 have been
Muslim.