List of Business Awards in The Middle East
This is the world’s best list of Middle East Business Awards. It includes all the most credible Middle East Business Awards, Gulf Business Awards and Arabian Business Awards across the region. Here you can find information to help you enter The CEO Middle East Awards, Middle East Call Centre Awards, Euromoney Best Managed Companies in the Middle East, ACN Arab Technology Awards, Arabian Business Startup Awards, Dubai Quality Award, Middle East CEO Excellence Awards, Arabian Tourism Awards, IJGlobal Middle East Awards and The Middle East HR Excellence Awards among many others.
Also visit our MENA Business Awards and EMEA Business Awards pages for other awards you may wish to enter, or read our Guide to Entering MENA Business Awards article.
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Please note: the “~” symbol means that the date is based on the previous year’s awards programme or is an estimate based on the information available.
We can’t guarantee 100% accuracy (we try our best!) so always visit the individual awards’ websites for the latest information.
We can’t guarantee 100% accuracy (we try our best!) so always visit the individual awards’ websites for the latest information.
| Award name | Deadline Date | Awarding Date | Industry | Region |
| The Gulf Sustainability Awards | 4th Aug | 24th Oct | Corporate Social Responsibility | MENA |
| MEED Projects Awards | 4th Aug | ~8th Dec | Business | MENA |
| MENA Green Building Awards | 7th Aug | ~15th Oct | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing Middle East Awards | 12th Aug | 21st Sep | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| Gulf Capital SME Awards | 26th Aug | 9th Nov | Business | Middle East |
| EMEA Finance Treasury Services Awards | ~27th Aug | ~27th Sep | Financial Services | EMEA |
| HRO Today Association Awards | 1st Sep | 16th Nov | HR & Training | EMEA |
| The Insights Middle East Call Centre/CX Awards | 1st Sep | 13th Oct | Customer Contact | Middle East |
| TIARA MENA Awards | 2nd Sep | 3rd Nov | HR & Training | MENA |
| Storage Digitalisation Cloud (SDC) Awards | 2nd Sep | 24th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | EMEA |
| TahawulTech.com Future Security Awards | 8th Sep | 20th Sep | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com’s CISO 50 Awards | 8th Sep | 20th Sep | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Future Workplace Awards | 13th Sep | 15th Nov | HR & Training | Middle East |
| Effie MENA Awards | 15th Sep | 17th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| GCC GOV HR Awards | 15th Sep | 26th Oct | HR & Training | MENA |
| Telecoms World Awards | ~15th Sep | ~15th Jun | IT & Telecommunications | MENA |
| Middle East Shopping Centre and Retailer Awards | 22nd Sep | 6th Dec | Retail & Consumer Goods | MENA |
| Retail Congress MENA Awards | 22nd Sep | 6th Dec | Retail & Consumer Goods | MENA |
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23rd Sep | ~25th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| The Middle East Public Relations Association MEPRA Awards | ~30th Sep | ~24th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| The Aviation Business Awards | ~30th Sep | ~2nd Nov | Transport & Logistics | Middle East |
| Dubai Quality Award | ~30th Sep | ~30th Oct | Business | Middle East |
| Wow Awards Middle East | ~30th Sep | ~15th Sep | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| PRCA MENA Digital Awards | 30th Sep | ~8th Dec | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| The MENA Digital Awards | ~3rd Oct | ~4th Dec | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| The MENA Influencer Awards | ~3rd Oct | ~4th Dec | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| CIPS Middle East Excellence in Procurement Awards | ~5th Oct | ~9th Feb | Supply Chain | MENA |
| identity Design Awards | ~7th Oct | ~17th Nov | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| Europe and Middle East Coffee Awards | ~8th Oct | ~12th Nov | Retail & Consumer Goods | EMEA |
| World Finance MENA Investment & Development Awards | ~11th Oct | ~10th Sep | Financial Services | MENA |
| Seatrade Maritime Awards Middle East Indian Subcontinent & Africa in association with Lloyds List | ~13th Oct | ~12th Dec | Transport & Logistics | Middle East |
| Arab Wheels Awards | ~15th Oct | ~13th Nov | Transport & Logistics | Middle East |
| Global Investor MENA Awards | ~15th Oct | ~6th Nov | Financial Services | MENA |
| Gulf Business Awards | ~15th Oct | ~6th Nov | Business | MENA |
| Emirates Woman Woman of the Year Awards | ~15th Oct | ~18th Nov | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| The SMARTIES EMEA (Mobile Marketing Association MMA) | ~15th Oct | ~10th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| Arabian Business Startup Awards | ~16th Oct | ~29th Sep | Business | Middle East |
| Middle East Municipalities and Integrated and Sustainable Cities Excellence Awards | ~21st Oct | ~14th Oct | Public Sector | Middle East |
| Middle East Energy Awards | ~23rd Oct | ~24th Nov | Energy & Utilities | Middle East |
| MENA IR Insurance Awards | ~28th Oct | ~25th Jan | Financial Services | MENA |
| TahawulTech.com Hot 50 Awards | ~31st Oct | ~7th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Middle East Business Leaders Awards | ~1st Nov | ~16th Mar | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| MENA Agency Awards | ~4th Nov | ~20th Jan | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Middle East Insurance Industry Awards | 7th Nov | 21st Nov | Financial Services | MENA |
| TahawulTech.com Reseller Middle East Partner Excellence Awards | ~10th Nov | ~23rd Nov | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Julfar Finance Award | ~15th Nov | ~30th Dec | Financial Services | Middle East |
| PRCA MENA Awards | ~21st Nov | ~16th Feb | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Big Project Middle East Awards | ~24th Nov | ~24th Jan | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| The IJGlobal Europe & Africa Awards | ~27th Nov | ~16th Mar | Financial Services | EMEA |
| The IJGlobal Middle East Awards | ~27th Nov | ~30th Mar | Financial Services | Middle East |
| The SMARTIES MENA (Mobile Marketing Association MMA) | ~27th Nov | ~10th Feb | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| CEO Today Middle East Awards | ~1st Dec | ~15th Apr | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| FStech Awards | ~3rd Dec | 16th Mar | Financial Services | EMEA |
| FStech Awards | ~3rd Dec | 16th Mar | IT & Telecommunications | EMEA |
| Gulf Customer Experience Awards | 9th Dec | 1st Mar | Customer Contact | MENA |
| Xero Awards UK & EMEA | ~10th Dec | ~3rd Mar | Financial Services | EMEA |
| Hamdan Bin Mohammed Award for Innovation in Project Management | ~15th Dec | ~15th Jan | Business | Middle East |
| Transform Awards MEA | ~16th Dec | ~5th May | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Arabian Business Awards | ~18th Dec | ~26th Jan | Business | Middle East |
| Gulf Real Estate Awards | ~23rd Dec | ~21st Feb | Planning & Property | Middle East |
| BBC Good Food Middle East Awards | ~31st Dec | ~27th Jan | Retail & Consumer Goods | Middle East |
| Middle East Consultant Awards | ~1st Jan | 7th Dec | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| AUIS Innovation Awards | ~2nd Jan | ~13th Jan | Business | Middle East |
| M&A Atlas Awards | ~15th Jan | ~2nd Feb | Financial Services | EMEA |
| Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Award | ~26th Jan | ~3rd Mar | Business | MENA |
| Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Award | ~26th Jan | ~3rd Mar | Business | Middle East |
| Forbes Middle East Travel and Hospitality Awards | ~28th Jan | ~18th Apr | Travel & Tourism | Middle East |
| Computer News Middle East CNME CIO 300 Awards | ~30th Jan | ~29th Mar | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| HRO Today CHRO of the Year Awards | ~31st Jan | ~1st Nov | HR & Training | EMEA |
| Transport & Logistics Middle East Innovation Awards | ~31st Jan | ~21st Mar | Transport & Logistics | Middle East |
| Dubai Lynx Awards | ~2nd Feb | ~16th Mar | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Middle East Legal Awards | ~3rd Feb | ~12th May | Legal Services | Middle East |
| Logistics Middle East Awards | ~3rd Feb | ~31st Mar | Supply Chain | Middle East |
| What's On Awards Dubai | ~6th Feb | ~28th Mar | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
| What's On Awards Abu Dhabi | ~6th Feb | ~2nd Mar | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
| Campaign Agency of the Year Global | ~10th Feb | ~1st Apr | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| ActionCoach Business Excellence Awards | ~14th Feb | ~23rd Apr | Business | EMEA |
| Digital Studio Awards | ~14th Feb | ~30th Mar | Journalism Publishing & Media | Middle East |
| SABRE Awards EMEA | ~14th Feb | ~27th May | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| TahawulTech.com CIO Leadership Awards | ~14th Feb | ~28th Feb | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Brand Film Awards | ~22nd Feb | ~11th May | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| Middle East Women Leaders Excellence Awards | ~23rd Feb | ~9th Mar | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| The Middle East Future Leaders Excellence Awards | ~28th Feb | ~2nd Mar | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| Middle East Smart Government and Smart Cities Excellence Awards | ~28th Feb | ~2nd Mar | Public Sector | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com CIO300 Awards | ~28th Feb | ~29th Mar | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Women SME Leaders Award | ~28th Feb | ~29th Mar | Business Leaders | MENA |
| IDC Future Enterprise Awards MENA | ~5th Mar | ~3rd Dec | IT & Telecommunications | MENA |
| Business Traveller Middle East Awards | ~7th Mar | ~9th May | Travel & Tourism | Middle East |
| EMEA Finance Middle East Banking Awards | ~8th Mar | ~26th Apr | Financial Services | Middle East |
| International Federation of Landscape Architects AAPME | ~15th Mar | 31st Aug | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| Inspiring Workplace Awards EMEA | ~16th Mar | ~24th May | HR & Training | EMEA |
| Purpose Awards EMEA | ~17th Mar | ~10th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| Financial News FN Private Equity Rising Stars | ~18th Mar | ~2nd May | Financial Services | EMEA |
| EMEA Finance Achievement Awards | ~18th Mar | ~9th Jun | Financial Services | EMEA |
| Reseller ME Partner Excellence Awards | ~30th Mar | ~14th Apr | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| MENA Banking Excellence Awards | ~1st Apr | 23rd Jun | Financial Services | MENA |
| The Seamless Awards | ~8th Apr | ~31st May | Financial Services | MENA |
| Middle East Special Event MESE Awards | ~12th Apr | 16th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Images RetailME Tech Awards | ~20th Apr | ~8th Jun | Retail & Consumer Goods | Middle East |
| World Commerce & Contracting Innovation & Excellence Awards | ~22nd Apr | 22nd Jun | Business | EMEA |
| The WARC Prize for MENA Strategy | ~28th Apr | ~4th Aug | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| World Travel Awards Middle East | ~30th Apr | ~25th Apr | Travel & Tourism | Middle East |
| The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award | ~30th Apr | ~29th Jan | Design & Innovation | MENA |
| TahawulTech.com GovTech Innovation Awards | ~11th May | ~24th May | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Middle East CEO Excellence Awards | ~19th May | ~16th Jan | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| The E-Business Awards | ~20th May | ~25th May | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Black Excellence Awards ME | ~30th May | 5th Nov | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| The CEDIA Awards | ~5th Jun | 29th Sep | Design & Innovation | EMEA |
| International Property Awards (Dubai Africa & Arabia) | 10th Jun | ~7th Sep | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| MRM Business Award | ~10th Jun | ~13th Nov | Business | Middle East |
| ADIPEC Excellence in Energy Awards | 14th Jun | 31st Oct | Energy & Utilities | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com Transformational Leadership Awards | 15th Jun | 28th Jun | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Awards | ~15th Jun | ~29th Nov | Health & Social Care | Middle East |
| EMEA Finance Europe Banking Awards | 15th Jun | 15th Jul | Financial Services | EMEA |
| The BCI Middle East Awards | 16th Jun | ~29th Jul | Business | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com Women in Technology Awards | 16th Jun | 28th Jun | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Customer Happiness Awards | 30th Jun | 21st Oct | Customer Contact | Middle East |
| BIG SEE Wood Design Awards (South East Europe) | 30th Jun | ~21st Oct | Construction & Architecture | EMEA |
| Arabia CSR Awards | 30th Jun | 5th Oct | Corporate Social Responsibility | MENA |
| Middle East Hospitality Excellence Awards | 30th Jun | 16th Nov | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | MENA |
| International Real Estate Community Management Summit IRECMS Dubai Awards | 30th Jun | 9th Dec | Planning & Property | Middle East |
| AHEAD Awards MEA | 1st Jul | 10th Nov | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | MENA |
| Smart Built Environment Awards | 1st Jul | 23rd Sep | Planning & Property | Middle East |
| Middle East Technology Excellence Awards | 3rd Jul | 22nd Aug | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Middle East International Business Awards | 3rd Jul | 22nd Aug | Business | Middle East |
| The Big 5 Impact Awards | 7th Jul | 5th Dec | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| The Big 5 Impact Awards | 7th Jul | 5th Dec | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| Sharjah Government Communications Award | 14th Jul | 29th Sep | Public Sector | Middle East |
| Meed Corporate Health and Wellbeing Awards | 15th Jul | 26th Oct | HR & Training | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com Future Enterprise Awards | ~15th Jul | ~17th Oct | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| GRABCSR Awards | 16th Jul | ~24th Nov | Corporate Social Responsibility | MENA |
| Cresta Awards | 20th Jul | ~26th Sep | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Cresta Awards | 20th Jul | ~26th Sep | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards | 22nd Jul | 9th Dec | HR & Training | EMEA |
| The Hotelier Middle East Awards | 29th Jul | 8th Sep | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
| FF (Fintech Finance) Awards | 29th Jul | 29th Nov | Financial Services | MENA |
| Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Literature | 31st Jul | ~6th Nov | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
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