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, Gulf Customer Experience 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 | Awards Trust Mark | Deadline Date | Awarding Date | Industry | Region |
| Times Higher Education Awards Arab World | - | 1st May | 25th Nov | Education | MENA |
| FutureNet MENA Awards | - | 1st May | 27th May | IT & Telecommunications | MENA |
| MENA Digital Awards | - | 10th May | 1st Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Forbes Middle East’s Top 100 Listed Companies | - | 11th May | 13th Jun | Business | Middle East |
| Middle East Startup Awards | - | 15th May | ~17th Jan | Business | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com GovTech Innovation Awards | - | 20th May | 27th May | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| GTR+ MEA Awards | - | 30th May | ~15th Aug | Financial Services | MENA |
| Best Workplaces in the Middle East | - | 2nd Jun | 28th Aug | HR & Training | Middle East |
| CEDIA Smart Home Awards | - | 6th Jun | ~5th Sep | Design & Innovation | EMEA |
| TahawulTech.com Transformational Leadership Awards | - | ~10th Jun | ~20th Jun | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Gulf Sustainability Awards |
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13th Jun | 24th Sep | Corporate Social Responsibility | MENA |
| IDC Future Enterprise Awards MENA | - | ~14th Jun | ~23rd Nov | IT & Telecommunications | MENA |
| AHEAD Awards MEA | - | 20th Jun | 3rd Nov | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | MENA |
| Middle East Management Excellence Awards | - | 20th Jun | 11th Sep | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| The Gold Standard Awards Middle East | - | ~22nd Jun | ~12th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Middle East Technology Excellence Awards | - | 27th Jun | ~25th Sep | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Middle East International Business Awards | - | 27th Jun | ~25th Sep | Business | Middle East |
| The Digital Banker Middle East & Africa Retail Banking Innovation Awards | - | 27th Jun | 29th Aug | Financial Services | MENA |
| Middle East National Business Awards | - | 27th Jun | ~25th Sep | Business | Middle East |
| MEED Projects Awards | - | ~28th Jun | 19th Nov | Business | MENA |
| TDM Travel Excellence Awards Middle East | - | ~28th Jun | ~25th Sep | Travel & Tourism | Middle East |
| Arabia CSR and Sustainability Awards | - | 30th Jun | 7th Oct | Corporate Social Responsibility | MENA |
| Big 5 Impact Awards | - | 4th Jul | ~27th Nov | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| Big 5 Impact Awards | - | 5th Jul | 25th Nov | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| Middle East Insurance Industry Awards | - | ~7th Jul | ~21st Nov | Financial Services | MENA |
| Forbes Middle East’s Top CEOs in the Middle East | - | ~11th Jul | ~14th Aug | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| MENA Green Building Awards | - | ~15th Jul | ~8th Nov | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| GPCA Responsible Care Excellence Awards | - | ~15th Jul | ~6th Sep | Health & Social Care | Middle East |
| Customer Happiness Awards |
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~19th Jul | ~18th Oct | Customer Contact | Middle East |
| Global Private Banker MEA Awards | - | ~19th Jul | ~17th Oct | Financial Services | MENA |
| SHRM MENA STAR Awards | - | 21st Jul | 18th Sep | HR & Training | MENA |
| Hotelier Middle East Awards | - | ~23rd Jul | ~20th Sep | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
| The Park World Excellence Awards | - | ~24th Jul | ~25th Sep | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | EMEA |
| Gulf Business Awards | - | ~26th Jul | ~24th Sep | Business | MENA |
| AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards | - | ~26th Jul | ~24th Jan | HR & Training | EMEA |
| International Property Awards (Dubai Africa & Arabia) | - | ~28th Jul | ~7th Sep | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| Sharjah Government Communications Award | - | ~1st Aug | ~5th Sep | Public Sector | Middle East |
| Arab Intelligence and Creativity Award - AICA |
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~1st Aug | ~9th Sep | Business | Middle East |
| Forbes Middle East’s Top 100 Healthcare Leaders | - | ~5th Aug | ~13th Sep | Health & Social Care | Middle East |
| Landscape Middle East Awards | - | ~5th Aug | ~15th Nov | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| Arab Cybersecurity Awards | - | ~8th Aug | ~23rd Sep | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing MEP Middle East Awards | - | ~9th Aug | ~19th Sep | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| TIARA Recruitment Awards MENA | - | ~16th Aug | ~7th Nov | HR & Training | MENA |
| MECS+R Shopping Centre & Retailer MENA Awards | - | ~16th Aug | ~5th Nov | Retail & Consumer Goods | MENA |
| Sustainability Innovation Awards | - | ~20th Aug | ~30th Aug | Corporate Social Responsibility | Middle East |
| Future Workplace Awards | - | ~21st Aug | ~23rd Oct | HR & Training | Middle East |
| Smart Built Environment Awards | - | ~21st Aug | ~3rd Oct | Planning & Property | Middle East |
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28th Aug | ~27th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Saudi Customer Experience Awards | - | ~29th Aug | ~13th Nov | Customer Contact | Middle East |
| Storage Digitalisation Cloud (SDC) Awards | - | ~30th Aug | ~28th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | EMEA |
| Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Literature | - | ~31st Aug | ~6th Nov | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
| Middle East Hospitality Excellence Awards | - | ~31st Aug | ~17th Dec | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | MENA |
| Arabian Best of Best Awards | - | ~31st Aug | ~9th Nov | Business | Middle East |
| IDRA Excellence in Public-Private Partnership Award | - | ~31st Aug | ~8th Dec | Public Sector | Middle East |
| Middle East Public Relations Association MEPRA Awards | - | ~5th Sep | ~28th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| GCC GOV HR Awards | - | ~5th Sep | ~10th Oct | HR & Training | MENA |
| WealthBriefing MENA Awards | - | ~6th Sep | ~21st Nov | Financial Services | MENA |
| TahawulTech.com Future Security Awards | - | ~9th Sep | ~19th Sep | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com’s CISO 50 Awards | - | ~9th Sep | ~19th Sep | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Global Business Icon Awards | - | ~14th Sep | ~19th Feb | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| identity Design Awards | - | ~15th Sep | ~15th Nov | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| Energy Industries Council EIC Awards Middle East | - | ~15th Sep | ~17th Oct | Energy & Utilities | Middle East |
| PRWeek Middle East Power Book | - | ~18th Sep | ~1st Dec | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Effie MENA Awards | - | ~20th Sep | ~21st Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Middle East Leading CEO Excellence Awards | - | ~20th Sep | ~2nd Oct | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| EFQM Business Transformation Awards | - | ~23rd Sep | ~11th Oct | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| SMARTIES EMEA (Mobile Marketing Association MMA) | - | ~23rd Sep | ~4th Oct | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| Construction Week Middle East Awards | - | ~27th Sep | ~23rd Nov | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| Middle East Business Awards | - | ~28th Sep | ~18th Jan | Business | Middle East |
| CIPD Middle East People Awards | - | ~30th Sep | ~5th Dec | HR & Training | Middle East |
| World Realty Congress Awards |
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~30th Sep | ~13th Dec | Planning & Property | Middle East |
| Saudi Building & Infrastructure Awards | - | ~30th Sep | ~10th Oct | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| HRO Today Association Awards | - | ~1st Oct | ~6th Dec | HR & Training | EMEA |
| Europas - The European Tech Startup Awards | - | ~1st Oct | ~11th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | EMEA |
| BBC Good Food Middle East Awards | - | 1st Oct | ~24th Jan | Retail & Consumer Goods | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com Future Enterprise Awards | - | ~2nd Oct | ~14th Oct | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Arabian Business Achievement Awards | - | ~4th Oct | ~22nd Jan | Business | Middle East |
| CEO Middle East Awards | - | ~4th Oct | ~11th Dec | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| ESCWA Digital Arabic Content Award | - | ~10th Oct | ~1st Mar | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| World Finance MENA Investment & Development Awards | - | ~11th Oct | ~10th Sep | Financial Services | MENA |
| Forbes Middle East Top 50 Real Estate Developers | - | ~11th Oct | ~9th Nov | Planning & Property | Middle East |
| Saudi Trade Finance Awards | - | ~13th Oct | ~7th Nov | Financial Services | Middle East |
| The Oman Marketing Impact Awards (TOMI Awards) | - | ~15th Oct | ~4th Dec | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Design Middle East Awards | - | ~25th Oct | ~22nd Nov | Design & Innovation | Middle East |
| ADIPEC Excellence in Energy Awards | - | ~31st Oct | ~4th Nov | Energy & Utilities | Middle East |
| Middle East Consultant Awards | - | ~31st Oct | ~14th Nov | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| GCC Circular Economy Awards | - | 31st Oct | ~20th Feb | Business | Middle East |
| Best Workplaces in KSA | - | ~6th Nov | ~30th Jan | HR & Training | Middle East |
| Best Workplaces in UAE | - | ~6th Nov | ~13th Feb | HR & Training | Middle East |
| MENA IR Insurance Awards | - | ~7th Nov | ~23rd Jan | Financial Services | MENA |
| Aviation Business Middle East Awards | - | ~8th Nov | ~17th Dec | Transport & Logistics | Middle East |
| HRO Today CHRO of the Year Awards | - | ~15th Nov | 30th Apr | HR & Training | EMEA |
| Khaleej Times Best Places to Work Awards UAE (Powered by WorkL) | - | ~15th Nov | ~1st Dec | HR & Training | Middle East |
| FStech Awards | - | ~21st Nov | ~13th Mar | Financial Services | EMEA |
| FStech Awards | - | ~21st Nov | ~13th Mar | IT & Telecommunications | EMEA |
| Truck and Fleet Awards | - | ~24th Nov | ~30th Jan | Transport & Logistics | Middle East |
| Best Workplaces in Oman Kuwait Bahrain Qatar | - | ~28th Nov | ~20th Feb | HR & Training | Middle East |
| Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Award | - | ~4th Dec | ~2nd Mar | Business | Middle East |
| CEO Today Middle East Awards | - | ~5th Dec | ~5th Jan | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| IJGlobal Europe & Africa Awards | - | ~6th Dec | ~6th Mar | Financial Services | EMEA |
| IJGlobal Middle East Awards | - | ~6th Dec | 13th Apr | Financial Services | Middle East |
| Big Project Middle East Awards | - | ~6th Dec | ~29th Jan | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| Forbes Middle East - The Middle East's Most Powerful Businesswomen | - | ~8th Dec | ~1st Feb | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| WARC Awards for MENA Strategy | - | ~11th Dec | ~20th May | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Gulf Customer Experience Awards |
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~13th Dec | 23rd Apr | Customer Contact | MENA |
| UF Award MEA | - | ~13th Dec | ~15th Jan | Financial Services | MENA |
| Hotelier Saudi Arabia Awards | - | ~26th Dec | ~8th Mar | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
| Dubai Quality Award | - | ~30th Dec | ~30th Jan | Business | Middle East |
| International Hotel Awards - Dubai, African and Arabia | - | ~31st Dec | ~31st Dec | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | MENA |
| TahawulTech.com Reseller Middle East Partner Excellence Awards | - | ~31st Dec | ~28th Jan | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| LexisNexis Women in Law Awards | - | ~6th Jan | ~20th Feb | Legal Services | Middle East |
| Transform Awards MEA | - | ~9th Jan | ~5th Apr | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| PRCA MENA Awards | - | ~10th Jan | ~25th Apr | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Middle East Legal Awards | - | ~15th Jan | 30th Apr | Legal Services | Middle East |
| Logistics Middle East Awards | - | ~15th Jan | ~6th Mar | Supply Chain | Middle East |
| SABRE Awards EMEA | - | ~17th Jan | 2nd Apr | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| M&A Atlas Awards | - | ~19th Jan | ~2nd Feb | Financial Services | EMEA |
| Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Award | - | 21st Jan | 16th May | Business | MENA |
| Oil and Gas Middle East Awards | - | ~22nd Jan | ~29th Feb | Energy & Utilities | Middle East |
| MENA Banking Excellence Awards | - | ~22nd Jan | 28th May | Financial Services | MENA |
| Card and Payments Awards Middle East |
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~22nd Jan | 17th Apr | Financial Services | Middle East |
| Dubai Lynx Awards | - | ~23rd Jan | 9th Apr | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| The Digital Banker Middle East & Africa Innovation Awards | - | ~24th Jan | 8th May | Financial Services | MENA |
| MENA Banking Excellence Awards - Retail, Digital & SME | - | ~24th Jan | 30th Apr | Financial Services | MENA |
| Middle East ProcureTech Excellence Awards | - | ~25th Jan | ~6th Feb | Supply Chain | Middle East |
| Middle East Cleaning Hygiene & Facilities MECHF Awards | - | ~30th Jan | 18th Apr | Planning & Property | Middle East |
| Transport & Logistics Middle East Game-Changers in Sustainability & Technology Awards | - | ~31st Jan | ~29th Feb | Transport & Logistics | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com CIO Leadership Awards | - | ~3rd Feb | ~17th Feb | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Middle East Women Leaders Excellence Awards | - | ~6th Feb | ~20th Feb | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| Brand Film Awards | - | ~6th Feb | 30th Apr | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| What's On Awards Dubai | - | ~12th Feb | 16th Apr | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
| What's On Awards Abu Dhabi | - | ~12th Feb | ~2nd Mar | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
| PRWeek Corporate Affairs Awards | - | ~13th Feb | 7th May | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| BizX Awards | - | ~14th Feb | 2nd Apr | Business | EMEA |
| SMARTIES MENA (Mobile Marketing Association MMA) | - | ~14th Feb | ~3rd Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Euromoney Awards for Excellence Middle East | - | ~14th Feb | 20th May | Financial Services | Middle East |
| ME Digital Construction Awards | - | ~15th Feb | ~15th Mar | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| Forbes Middle East's Top 100 Arab Family Businesses | - | ~16th Feb | ~15th Mar | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| Forbes 30 Most Valuable Banks Middle East | - | ~23rd Feb | ~10th Apr | Financial Services | Middle East |
| Employee Happiness Awards |
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~25th Feb | 29th May | HR & Training | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com Women in Technology Awards | - | ~26th Feb | ~5th Mar | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| Inspiring Workplaces Awards Middle East Africa | - | ~26th Feb | ~15th May | HR & Training | MENA |
| Purpose Awards | - | ~27th Feb | 6th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| Business Traveller Middle East Awards | - | ~28th Feb | 28th Apr | Travel & Tourism | Middle East |
| Sustainability Middle East News Sustainability Champions Awards | - | ~28th Feb | ~9th Mar | Corporate Social Responsibility | Middle East |
| DSM Recognition Programme | - | ~1st Mar | ~1st May | Energy & Utilities | Middle East |
| Dubai DSM Recognition Programme | - | ~1st Mar | ~1st May | Energy & Utilities | Middle East |
| Forbes Top 30 Fintech Companies Middle East | - | ~15th Mar | ~26th Apr | Financial Services | Middle East |
| The Drum Awards for Marketing EMEA | - | 20th Mar | 4th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| The Marketing Society GCC Awards | - | ~22nd Mar | 24th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Equality Diversity & Inclusion Awards in Construction | - | ~22nd Mar | ~1st May | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| Zak Awards for Excellence in Facade Design & Engineering | - | ~22nd Mar | ~24th Apr | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| Middle East Event Awards | - | 27th Mar | 19th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Middle East Special Event MESE Awards | - | 27th Mar | 19th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| MENA Vape Awards | - | ~28th Mar | ~12th Jun | Retail & Consumer Goods | MENA |
| Supply Chain Excellence Awards MEA | - | 31st Mar | 26th May | Supply Chain | MENA |
| BCI Middle East Awards | - | 4th Apr | ~1st Sep | Business | Middle East |
| HRSE KSA Awards | - | 8th Apr | 17th Jun | HR & Training | Middle East |
| E-Business Awards | - | 14th Apr | 24th Apr | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Facilities Management Middle East Awards | - | 15th Apr | 26th Jun | Planning & Property | Middle East |
| Make it in the Emirates Awards | - | 21st Apr | 19th May | Products & Manufacturing | Middle East |
| Women SME Leaders Award | - | ~22nd Apr | ~6th Jun | Business Leaders | MENA |
| Campaign 40 Over 40 Awards | - | 24th Apr | 12th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| MENALAC Awards | - | 28th Apr | 19th May | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | MENA |
| World Travel Awards Middle East | - | 30th Apr | ~23rd Oct | Travel & Tourism | Middle East |
| Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award | - | ~30th Apr | ~15th Jan | Design & Innovation | MENA |
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