The 2019 Aurora Prize Ceremony was held on October 19 at the Freedom Square in Yerevan and open to the general public. During the event, the fourth Aurora Prize was awarded to Mirza Dinnayi, Co-Founder and Director of Luftbrücke Irak (Air Bridge Iraq). Driven by his passion to save lives, the Yazidi activist has found a way to overcome numerous bureaucratic and logistic obstacles to help the most vulnerable members of the Yazidi community during numerous conflicts in Syria and Iraq. 
 

The Aurora Prize is granted by the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative on behalf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors. As the 2019 Aurora Prize Laureate, Mirza Dinnayi will receive a $1,000,000 grant and the opportunity to continue the cycle of giving by supporting organizations that have inspired his work. He has chosen to donate the funds to three organizations that provide medical care and rehabilitation to victims of ISIS terror: Air Bridge Iraq, SEED Foundation and Shai Fund.

The Ceremony, held during the Aurora Forum, also showcased two other 2019 Aurora Humanitarians, Zannah Bukar Mustapha and Huda Al-Sarari, who have done extraordinary work on the frontlines of their fields and have had exceptional impact on humanity, and featured open-air performances by Russian-Armenian artist Mariam Merabova and Grammy Award winning American musician Dana Leong.