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 |
| CEO Today Middle East Awards | 1st Dec | ~15th Apr | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| AUIS Innovation Awards | 1st Dec | 13th Jan | Business | Middle East |
| FStech Awards | 3rd Dec | 17th Mar | Financial Services | EMEA |
| FStech Awards | 3rd Dec | 17th Mar | IT & Telecommunications | EMEA |
| 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 |
| Gulf Real Estate Awards | 23rd Dec | 29th Mar | Planning & Property | Middle East |
| The Seamless Awards | ~10th Jan | ~29th Sep | Financial Services | MENA |
| M&A Atlas Awards | ~15th Jan | ~2nd Feb | Financial Services | EMEA |
| Arabian Business KSA Achievement Awards | ~18th Jan | ~31st Jan | Business | 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 |
| 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 |
| Computer News Middle East CNME CIO 300 Awards | ~30th Jan | ~29th Mar | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Forbes Middle East Travel and Hospitality Awards | ~31st Jan | ~18th Apr | Travel & Tourism | Middle East |
| SABRE Awards EMEA | 31st Jan | ~9th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| IDC Digital Excellence Awards | ~31st Jan | ~26th Feb | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| BBC Good Food Middle East Awards | ~1st Feb | ~24th Feb | Retail & Consumer Goods | Middle East |
| Dubai Lynx Awards | 2nd Feb | 16th Mar | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Logistics Middle East Awards | ~4th Feb | ~16th 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 |
| 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 |
| Brand Film Awards | 22nd Feb | ~11th May | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| Middle East Women Leaders Excellence Awards | ~26th Feb | ~9th Mar | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| Middle East M&A Awards | ~26th Feb | ~10th Apr | Financial Services | MENA |
| 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 |
| TahawulTech.com CIO300 Awards | ~28th Feb | ~29th Mar | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com GovTech Innovation Awards | ~1st Mar | ~26th Sep | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Middle East Legal Awards | ~4th Mar | ~10th Jun | Legal Services | Middle East |
| Financial News FN Private Equity Rising Stars | ~5th Mar | ~15th Jul | Financial Services | EMEA |
| EMEA Finance Middle East Banking Awards | ~8th Mar | ~26th Apr | Financial Services | Middle East |
| Transform Awards MEA | ~10th Mar | ~5th May | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| TahawulTech.com Future Network Awards | ~14th Mar | ~27th Mar | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Inspiring Workplace Awards EMEA | 16th Mar | 24th May | HR & Training | EMEA |
| Purpose Awards EMEA | 17th Mar | ~21st Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| Middle East Smart Government and Smart Cities Excellence Awards | ~23rd Mar | ~6th Apr | Public Sector | Middle East |
| Middle East Security Awards MESA | ~25th Mar | ~1st May | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| International Property Awards (Dubai Africa & Arabia) | ~26th Mar | ~7th Sep | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| Reseller ME Partner Excellence Awards | ~30th Mar | ~14th Apr | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| The Europas - The European Tech Startup Awards | ~30th Mar | ~24th Jun | IT & Telecommunications | EMEA |
| International Federation of Landscape Architects AAPME | ~31st Mar | ~13th Aug | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| TahawulTech.com Reseller Middle East Partner Excellence Awards | ~31st Mar | ~14th Apr | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Sharjah Government Communications Award | ~1st Apr | ~27th Sep | Public Sector | Middle East |
| The CEDIA Awards | ~2nd Apr | ~6th Sep | Design & Innovation | EMEA |
| Images RetailME Tech Awards | ~20th Apr | ~8th Jun | Retail & Consumer Goods | Middle East |
| 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 |
| Daman Corporate Health and Wellness Awards | ~30th Apr | ~23rd Jun | HR & Training | Middle East |
| World Travel Awards Middle East | ~30th Apr | ~25th Apr | Travel & Tourism | Middle East |
| AHEAD Awards MEA | ~30th Apr | ~9th Nov | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | MENA |
| The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award | ~30th Apr | ~29th Jan | Design & Innovation | MENA |
| BIG SEE Wood Design Awards (South East Europe) | ~5th May | 21st Oct | Construction & Architecture | EMEA |
| Middle East CEO Excellence Awards | ~31st May | ~16th Jan | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| Transport & Logistics Middle East Heroes of the Pandemic Awards | ~31st May | ~12th Jul | Transport & Logistics | Middle East |
| Black Excellence Awards ME | ~31st May | ~4th Jun | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| Smart Built Environment Awards | ~1st Jun | ~8th Sep | Planning & Property | Middle East |
| The Gulf Sustainability Awards | ~10th Jun | ~20th Sep | Corporate Social Responsibility | MENA |
| MRM Business Award | ~13th Jun | ~13th Nov | Business | Middle East |
| Gulf Business Awards | ~15th Jun | ~6th Nov | Business | MENA |
| HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Awards | ~15th Jun | ~29th Nov | Health & Social Care | Middle East |
| EMEA Europe Banking Awards | ~15th Jun | ~15th Jul | Financial Services | EMEA |
| The BCI Middle East Awards | ~17th Jun | ~29th Jul | Business | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com Transformational Leadership Awards | ~18th Jun | ~28th Jun | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| The Big 5 Impact Awards | ~21st Jun | ~12th Sep | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| The Big 5 Impact Awards | ~21st Jun | ~12th Sep | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| HRO Today CHRO of the Year Awards | ~30th Jun | 1st Nov | HR & Training | EMEA |
| Arabia CSR Awards | ~30th Jun | ~4th Oct | Corporate Social Responsibility | MENA |
| GRABCSR Awards | ~30th Jun | 24th Nov | Corporate Social Responsibility | MENA |
| ADIPEC Excellence in Energy Awards | ~5th Jul | 15th Nov | Energy & Utilities | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com Future Enterprise Awards | ~15th Jul | ~6th Oct | IT & Telecommunications | 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 |
| Middle East Hospitality Excellence Awards | ~28th Jul | 9th Dec | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | MENA |
| The Hotelier Middle East Awards | ~29th Jul | ~29th Sep | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
| AFP Pinnacle Awards | ~30th Jul | ~18th Oct | Financial Services | Middle East |
| Middle East Technology Excellence Awards | ~30th Jul | ~9th Sep | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Middle East International Business Awards | ~30th Jul | ~9th Sep | Business | 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 |
| EMEA Finance Treasury Services Awards | ~8th Aug | ~8th Sep | Financial Services | EMEA |
| Seatrade Maritime Awards Middle East Indian Subcontinent & Africa in association with Lloyds List | ~13th Aug | 12th Dec | Transport & Logistics | Middle East |
| MEP Middle East Awards | ~17th Aug | ~28th Sep | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| MEED Projects Awards | ~19th Aug | 8th Dec | Business | MENA |
| MENA Green Building Awards | ~19th Aug | ~15th Oct | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| TahawulTech.com’s CISO 50 Awards | ~22nd Aug | ~8th Sep | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Middle East Shopping Centre and Retailer Awards | ~27th Aug | ~29th Sep | Retail & Consumer Goods | MENA |
| Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Literature | ~31st Aug | ~6th Nov | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
| The Aviation Business Awards | ~31st Aug | 2nd Nov | Transport & Logistics | Middle East |
| Telecoms World Awards | ~31st Aug | ~15th Jun | IT & Telecommunications | MENA |
| HRO Today Association Awards | ~1st Sep | 1st Nov | HR & Training | EMEA |
| Future Workplace Awards | ~1st Sep | 2nd Nov | HR & Training | Middle East |
| Storage Digitalisation Cloud (SDC) Awards | ~10th Sep | 24th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | EMEA |
| Arabian Business Startup Awards | ~16th Sep | ~29th Sep | Business | Middle East |
| Middle East Municipalities and Integrated and Sustainable Cities Excellence Awards | ~21st Sep | 14th Oct | Public Sector | Middle East |
| Middle East Energy Awards | ~23rd Sep | 24th Nov | Energy & Utilities | Middle East |
| GCC GOV HR Awards | ~23rd Sep | 26th Oct | HR & Training | MENA |
| Effie MENA Awards | ~26th Sep | 24th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Gulf Capital SME Awards | ~26th Sep | 9th Dec | Business | Middle East |
| The Middle East Public Relations Association MEPRA Awards | ~30th Sep | 24th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Dubai Quality Award | ~30th Sep | ~30th Oct | Business | Middle East |
| 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 |
| MENA Search Awards | ~7th Oct | 25th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| identity Design Awards | ~7th Oct | 17th Nov | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| PRCA MENA Digital Awards | ~7th Oct | 8th Dec | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| 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 |
| Arab Wheels Awards | ~15th Oct | ~13th Nov | Transport & Logistics | Middle East |
| Global Investor MENA Awards | 15th Oct | ~6th Nov | Financial Services | 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 |
| 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 |
| Gulf Customer Experience Awards | 10th Nov | 21st Feb | Customer Contact | MENA |
| 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 | ~13th Jul | Financial Services | EMEA |
| The IJGlobal Middle East Awards | ~27th Nov | ~13th Jul | Financial Services | Middle East |
| The SMARTIES MENA (Mobile Marketing Association MMA) | 27th Nov | 10th Feb | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
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