Arab Woman of the Year Award

The Arab Woman of the Year Award was created in 2015 and is organized by the London Arabia Organisation with support from the Mayor of London, Regent's University London, and corporate partners. CEO of the Awards is Omar Bdour[1][2][3][4] Multiple awards are given each year to honor women's work in a range of categories. An event with a similar name, the Arab Woman Awards, is hosted by the مؤسسة لندن العربية London Arabia Organisation in London , and the The Bicester Village Shopping Collection

Year	Award	Honoree	Areas of Work	Ref
2018	Achievement in Global Leadership in Cancer Control	Dina Mired	leadership of cancer-fighting organizations
2018	Achievement in Business	Khalida Azbane Belkady	executive for a cosmetics and perfume company
2018	Achievement in Television	Lojain Omran	television presenter
2018	Youth Achievement Award	Bana Al-Abed	anti-war activist and author	[5]
2018	Achievement in Health Awareness	Dr Naeema Hassan Al-Gasseer	leadership in public health NGOs
2018	Achievement in Social Development	Dr Sharifa Al-Yahyai	women's rights advocate
2018	Achievement in Sport	Sarah Essam	Premier league footballer
2018	Achievement in Media	Baria Alamuddin	Political journalist
2018	Achievement in Literature	Intisar Al-Aqeel
2018	Lifetime Achievement Award	Souad Abdullah	Actor
2017	Achievement in Philanthropy	Lamia Bint Majid al-Saud	leadership of philanthropic organizations related to anti-poverty, disaster relief, and the advancement of women and children
2017	Achievement in Community Development	Intisar Al-Sabah	Founder of the community-building organization Alnowair
2017	Achievement in Social Leadership	Dr Hania Mursi Fadl	Founder of a regional breast cancer center
2017	Achievement in Music	Nawal El-Kuwaitia	Performer of popular traditional music
2017	Achievement in Culture	Dr Maha El-Khalil Chalabi	Social entrepreneur
2017	Achievement in Promoting Women’s Advancement	Yasmine Sabri	Activist, actress, athlete	[6]
2017	Achievement in Motivation and Wellbeing	Hala Kazim	Author and motivational speaker
2017	Achievement in Trade Development	Hind Bint Salman Al-Khalifa	Business development
2017	Achievement in Education	Dr Karma Nabulsi	Author and academic
2017	Achievement in Journalism	Raghida Dergham	Political journalist	[7]
2017	Achievement in Public Awareness	Hind Al-Eryani	Anti-war, women's rights, and public health activist
2016	Achievement in Social Leadership	Ameera al-Taweel
2016	Lifetime Achievement Award	Souad al-Sabah
2016	Achievement in Business	Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch
2016	Community Awareness	Sawsan al-Sha'er
2016	Young Education Activist	Muzoon Almellehan
2016	Achievement in International Law	Taghreed Hikmat
2016	Achievement in Science	Dr. Ismahane Elouafi
2016	Achievement in Sport	Hassiba Boulmerka
2016	TV Presenter Award	Eman Ayad
2016	Special Award	Ameera Binkara
2016	Achievement in Art	Jannat Ajumily
2015	Achievement in Culture and Education	Mai al-Khalifa
2015	Achievement in Music	Majida El Roumi
2015	Achievement in Social Leadership	Ahlam Mosteghanemi
2015	Achievement in Cinema	Yousra
2015	Achievement in Business	Aisha Hussein Alfardan
2015	Achievement in Community Service	Nouf bint Faisal al-Saud
2015	Achievement in Science	Hissah Saad al-Sabah
2015	Achievement in Sports	Habiba Ghribi
2015	Achievement in Science	Merieme Chadid
2015	Young TV Presenter Award	Ola Al-Fares

See also

• List of awards honoring women

References

1. "Jordan- Princess Dina Mired receives 'Arab Woman of the Year Award 2018'". menafn.com.
2. Allam, Roula. "A Spotlight on the Winners of the Arab Women of the Year Awards 2017". About Her. Retrieved 21 Jan 2020.
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4. "Getting To Know the Winners at the Arab Women of the Year Awards 2018". About Her. 12 December 2018.
5. "Bana Alabed receives Arab woman of the year award in London". Middle East Monitor. 25 December 2018.
6. Thru, See. "Yasmine Sabri Wins Arab Woman Of The Year Award – SeeThru".
7. "Raghida Dergham: "Arab Woman of the Year" 2017". SBS Your Language.