It is named in honor of Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the ruling Emir of Qatar from 1995 to 2013.
From Bayt Al-Hikma (The House of Wisdom) to Madrasat Al-Alsun (School of languages), translation played a major role in the exchanges between the Arab culture and the world throughout history.
The languages for the Achievement Awards category were Urdu, Amharic, Greek, and Dutch.
The languages for the Achievement Awards category are Japanese, Chinese, Persian, Urdu and Malay.
Source:[4] and Mu`īn Al-Imām Muḥammad Dīdāwī Ḥasan Sa`īd Ghazālah (Chinese, Persian, Japanese, Malay, Urdu) Xue Qing Guo (Bassām) Muḥammad al-Sa`īd Jamāl al-Dīn `Abd al-`Azīz Ḥamdī `Abd al-`Azīz Ḥafiẓ Ikrām-ul-Ḥaqq Jalāl al-Sa`īd al-Hifnāwī Encyclopaedia Islamica Foundation - Tehran The second language for 2016 was Spanish.