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Chapra won the King Faisal International Prize for Islamic Studies in 1990. In recognition of his services to the Kingdom, he was granted Saudi citizenship.
But to his surprise the crown prince asked: "You have been living here for so many years, why shouldn't I grant you nationality of Saudi Arabia?" "This was indeed a pleasant surprise for me and I bowed my head to express consent," Niazi said. "He granted me the nationality, saying 'Go and serve my people as a Saudi citizen and nobody now will call you a foreigner or a non-Saudi national'.
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Chapra won the King Faisal International Prize for Islamic Studies in 1990. In recognition of his services to the Kingdom, he was granted Saudi citizenship.