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| 12 Feb 2025 | |
| United Arab Emirates | |
| Global Teacher Prize |
| National Teacher Prizes, Global Student Prize, Global Teacher Prize Ambassadors, Global Teacher Community |
We are delighted to announce that Mansour Al Mansour, a Saudi Arabian, pioneering technology, artificial intelligence and virtual reality teacher at Prince Saud bin Jalawi School in Saudi Arabia, has been named the winner of the 2025 GEMS Education Global Teacher Prize, a Varkey Foundation initiative organised in collaboration with UNESCO.
Mansour is known for his charity work and for instructing prisoners. He is also an author and is known for work in his community, including a program that helped ensure people had access to air conditioning maintenance during Saudi Arabia's scorching summer months. He also works with orphans and hopes to use the prize to build a school for them.
His journey from humble beginnings to becoming one of the most influential teachers in Saudi Arabia is a testament to his resilience, passion and unwavering commitment to education.
Mansour accepted the award on 13th February 2025 at a ceremony at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, UAE. The honour was presented by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Sunny Varkey, Founder of the Varkey Foundation.
