Mishary bin Rashid Alafasy (مشاري بن راشد العفاسي), born in Kuwait, is a Quran reciter, imam, preacher, and Nasheed artist.He studied in the Islamic University of Madinah's College of Qur'an, specializing in the ten qira'at and tafsir. On 25 October 2008, Alafasy was awarded the first Arab Creativity Oscar by the Arab Creativity Union in Egypt. The event was sponsored by the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Amr Moussa as a recognition of Alafasy’s role in promoting Islamic principles and teachings. Alafasy was voted by readers to be the Best Qur'an Reciter in the 2012, Readers' Choice Awards.