Mishary bin Rashid Alafasy
Mishari bin Rashed Alafasy (), born in Kuwait, is a "qāriʾ" (reciter of the Quran), 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. Alafasy has released various nasheed albums. He sings in Arabic, English, and French with only his voice, without any accompanying musical instruments. Awards and recognition. 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 also voted by readers to be the Best Qur'an Reciter in the 2012 About.com Readers' Choice Awards. Alafasy has also gathered a prominent following on social media with 7.05 million subscribers on YouTube, 5.5 million followers on Instagram, and 14.7 million followers on Twitter.