The Minister of Education of the Kurdistan Region announced that four Kurdish students, carrying the Kurdistan flag, won the top gold first-place award and several prizes at a mental mathematics competition in Saudi Arabia, among 210 students from nine countries and regions.
Today, Tuesday 6 October 2026, Dr. Alan Hama Saeed Salih, Minister of Education of the Kurdistan Region, announced: A mental mathematics competition for the summit of Arab countries was held in Saudi Arabia, with the participation of 210 students from the Kurdistan Region, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan, Palestine, Iraq and Morocco.
The Minister of Education noted that four Kurdish students participated alongside the countries, carrying the sacred Kurdistan flag, and recorded outstanding results, as follows:
Abdulrahman Araz (a student at Cambridge School in Erbil): At the most difficult level, level H, he managed to answer the greatest number of questions and won the top gold first-place award.
Three students from the Piremagrun district also participated:
Hamno: Won the gold award at level F.
Rovar: Won the gold award at level C.
Ravel: Won the silver award at level G.
At the end of his message, Dr. Alan Hama Saeed warmly congratulated the students and announced: This is the second consecutive year that Kurdish students have participated in this championship and recorded outstanding results.
