Yusuf Ali to Get International Interfaith Harmony Award in Malaysia on March 1

MA Yusuf Ali, a non-resident Indian business magnate from Kerala, has been selected for the prestigious Interfaith Harmony Award specially endowed with United Nations' Interfaith Harmony Week initiatives and observations.

The award will be presented to Ali on March 1, 2012 at the International Seminar on Interfaith Harmony and Tolerance held in the International Islamic University Malaysia, Gombak campus at Kuala Lumpur.

This award is the prime attraction of the International Seminar on Interfaith Harmony and Tolerance which is jointly organized by International Islamic University, Malaysia and the Kerala-based Madin Islamic Academy.

The International Interfaith Harmony Week, United Nations initiative, seeks to spread the message of harmony and tolerance among the followers of religions, faiths and beliefs.

Ali is one of Kerala's most popular ambassador in the Middle-East on account of his hugely successful business empire and he has been credited with swinging the much-hyped Rs 1,500 crore mega Smart City Kochi IT project being built by Smart City Dubai, in favor of Kerala, when it appeared lost due to differences between the previous Left government and the Dubai promoter.