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 |
| BBC Good Food Middle East Awards | 1st Feb | 24th Feb | Retail & Consumer Goods | Middle East |
| Dubai Lynx Awards | 3rd Feb | 10th Mar | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Logistics Middle East Awards | 4th Feb | 16th Mar | Supply Chain | Middle East |
| IDC Smart City Middle East Awards | ~14th Feb | ~2nd May | Business | Middle East |
| The Middle East Young Employee and Future Leaders Excellence Awards | 18th Feb | 4th Mar | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Award | 24th Feb | 24th Mar | Business | MENA |
| Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Award | 24th Feb | 24th Mar | Business | Middle East |
| Middle East Women Leaders Excellence Awards | 26th Feb | 9th Mar | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| Channel Middle East Awards | ~28th Feb | ~23rd Apr | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Middle East Special Event MESE Awards | 28th Feb | 31st Mar | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Middle East Legal Awards | 4th Mar | 10th Jun | Legal Services | Middle East |
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10th Mar | ~5th May | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Middle East Smart Government and Smart Cities Excellence Awards | 23rd Mar | 6th Apr | Public Sector | Middle East |
| International Property Awards (Dubai Africa & Arabia) | 26th Mar | ~7th Sep | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| TahawulTech.com GovTech Innovation Awards | ~1st Apr | 26th Sep | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| The .Gov Awards | ~5th Apr | ~2nd May | Public Sector | Middle East |
| Sharjah Government Communications Award | ~9th Apr | ~5th Mar | Public Sector | Middle East |
| The Seamless Awards | ~10th Apr | 29th Sep | Financial Services | MENA |
| Gulf Capital SME Awards | ~12th Apr | ~9th Sep | Business | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com Future Network Awards | ~14th Apr | ~27th Mar | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| International Federation of Landscape Architects AAPME | ~15th Apr | ~13th Aug | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| Images RetailME Tech Awards | ~20th Apr | ~8th Jun | Retail & Consumer Goods | Middle East |
| MENA IR Insurance Awards | ~20th Apr | 27th Jan | Financial Services | MENA |
| Middle East Security Awards MESA | ~25th Apr | ~1st May | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Middle East M&A Awards | ~26th Apr | ~10th Apr | Financial Services | MENA |
| The WARC Prize for MENA Strategy | 28th Apr | 4th Aug | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| The Insights Middle East Call Centre/CX Awards | 29th Apr | 22nd Jun | Customer Contact | Middle East |
| Forbes Middle East Travel and Hospitality Awards | ~30th Apr | ~18th Apr | Travel & Tourism | Middle East |
| World Travel Awards Middle East | 30th Apr | ~25th Apr | Travel & Tourism | Middle East |
| Reseller ME Partner Excellence Awards | ~30th Apr | ~14th Apr | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| IDC Digital Excellence Awards | ~30th Apr | ~26th Feb | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| AHEAD Awards MEA | 30th Apr | ~9th Nov | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | MENA |
| TahawulTech.com Reseller Middle East Partner Excellence Awards | ~30th Apr | ~14th Apr | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| GRABCSR Awards | ~30th Apr | 24th Nov | Corporate Social Responsibility | MENA |
| The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award | 30th Apr | ~29th Jan | Design & Innovation | MENA |
| Daman Corporate Health and Wellness Awards | ~31st May | ~21st Oct | HR & Training | Middle East |
| Middle East CEO Excellence Awards | ~31st May | ~16th Jan | Business Leaders | Middle East |
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10th Jun | 20th Sep | Corporate Social Responsibility | MENA |
| Gulf Business Awards | ~15th Jun | ~6th Nov | Business | MENA |
| HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Awards | ~15th Jun | ~3rd Nov | Health & Social Care | Middle East |
| Arabia CSR Awards | ~30th Jun | ~6th Oct | Corporate Social Responsibility | MENA |
| MRM Business Award | ~30th Jun | ~13th Nov | Business | Middle East |
| MEED Awards | ~1st Jul | ~25th Nov | Business | Middle East |
| Middle East Energy Awards | ~3rd Jul | ~18th Sep | Energy & Utilities | Middle East |
| The Big 5 Impact Awards | ~9th Jul | ~23rd Nov | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| The Big 5 Impact Awards | ~9th Jul | ~23rd Nov | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| TahawulTech.com Transformational Leadership Awards | ~9th Jul | ~20th Jul | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Citi MENA Fintech Challenge | ~10th Jul | ~10th Sep | Financial Services | MENA |
| Emirates Woman Woman of the Year Awards | ~15th Jul | ~15th Sep | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| Cresta Awards | 20th Jul | ~26th Sep | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Cresta Awards | 20th Jul | ~26th Sep | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| MEP Middle East Awards | ~22nd Jul | ~30th Sep | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| Lloyds List South Asia Middle East and Africa Awards | ~23rd Jul | ~4th Nov | Transport & Logistics | Middle East |
| AFP Pinnacle Awards | ~24th Jul | ~18th Oct | Financial Services | Middle East |
| The Hotelier Middle East Awards | ~29th Jul | ~21st Oct | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
| Wow Awards Middle East | ~31st Jul | ~15th Sep | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| CEO Middle East Awards | ~1st Aug | ~22nd Sep | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| World Finance MENA Investment & Development Awards | ~6th Aug | ~10th Sep | Financial Services | MENA |
| The BCI Middle East Awards | ~10th Aug | ~15th Jun | Business | Middle East |
| ADIPEC Excellence in Energy Awards | ~16th Aug | ~11th Nov | Energy & Utilities | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com Future Security Awards | ~22nd Aug | ~24th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com’s CISO 50 Awards | ~22nd Aug | ~24th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Middle East Shopping Centre and Retailer Awards | ~27th Aug | ~29th Sep | Retail & Consumer Goods | MENA |
| MENA Green Building Awards | ~29th Aug | ~15th Oct | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| Middle East Municipalities and Integrated and Sustainable Cities Excellence Awards | ~30th Aug | ~5th Sep | Public Sector | Middle East |
| Global Investor MENA Awards | ~31st Aug | ~6th Nov | Financial Services | MENA |
| Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Literature | ~31st Aug | ~6th Nov | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com Future Enterprise Awards | ~31st Aug | ~27th Sep | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Telecoms World Awards | ~31st Aug | ~13th Oct | IT & Telecommunications | MENA |
| The Aviation Business Awards | ~6th Sep | ~9th Oct | Transport & Logistics | Middle East |
| Future Workplace Awards | ~10th Sep | ~17th Nov | HR & Training | Middle East |
| The ICAEW Middle East Accountancy & Finance Awards | ~15th Sep | ~27th Nov | Financial Services | Middle East |
| Arabian Business Startup Awards | ~16th Sep | ~29th Sep | Business | Middle East |
| Middle East Architect Awards | ~18th Sep | ~20th Nov | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| identity Design Awards | ~19th Sep | ~21st Oct | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| Gulf Real Estate Awards | 24th Sep | 2nd Nov | Planning & Property | Middle East |
| Dubai Quality Award | ~30th Sep | ~30th Oct | Business | Middle East |
| GCC GOV HR Awards | ~30th Sep | ~26th Oct | HR & Training | MENA |
| Transport & Logistics Middle East (TLME) Excellence Awards | ~30th Sep | ~23rd Nov | Transport & Logistics | Middle East |
| The Bett MEA Awards | ~2nd Oct | ~8th Dec | Education | Middle East |
| The Middle East Public Relations Association MEPRA Awards | ~4th Oct | ~9th Dec | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| MENA Search Awards | ~8th Oct | ~3rd Dec | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| MENA Fund Manager Performance Awards | ~10th Oct | ~29th Jan | Financial Services | MENA |
| Arab Wheels Awards | ~15th Oct | ~13th Nov | Transport & Logistics | Middle East |
| PRCA MENA Digital Awards | ~15th Oct | ~16th Dec | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Big Project Middle East Awards | ~24th Oct | ~24th Nov | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| TahawulTech.com Hot 50 Awards | ~31st Oct | ~7th Dec | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Middle East Business Leaders Awards | ~1st Nov | ~3rd Dec | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| CIPS Middle East Supply Management Awards | ~23rd Nov | 9th Feb | Supply Chain | MENA |
| PRCA MENA Awards | ~26th Nov | ~5th Feb | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| The IJGlobal Middle East Awards | ~27th Nov | ~13th Jul | Financial Services | Middle East |
| The SMARTIES MENA (Mobile Marketing Association MMA) | ~27th Nov | ~14th Feb | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| CEO Today Middle East Awards | ~1st Dec | ~15th Apr | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| EMEA Finance Middle East Banking Awards | ~8th Dec | ~8th Jan | Financial Services | Middle East |
| Hamdan Bin Mohammed Award for Innovation in Project Management | ~15th Dec | ~15th Jan | Business | Middle East |
| Gulf Customer Experience Awards | ~17th Dec | 16th Feb | Customer Contact | MENA |
| Arabian Business KSA Achievement Awards | ~18th Dec | 31st Jan | Business | Middle East |
| The MENA Digital Awards | ~28th Dec | ~4th Mar | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Computer News Middle East CNME CIO 100 Awards | 30th Dec | 26th Jan | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com CIO100 Awards | 30th Dec | 26th Jan | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Hamdan Bin Mohammed Award for Smart Government | 19th Jan | 19th Feb | Public Sector | Middle East |
| Digital Studio Awards | 24th Jan | ~3rd Jun | Journalism Publishing & Media | Middle East |
| What's On Awards Dubai | 31st Jan | ~15th Mar | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
| What's On Awards Abu Dhabi | 31st Jan | ~15th Mar | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
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