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 amongst many others.
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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.
| Award name | Industry | Region | Deadline Date | Awarding Date |
| Middle East CEO Excellence Awards | Business Leaders | Middle East | 30th May | 7th Nov |
| AFP Pinnacle Awards | Financial Services | Middle East | 7th Jun | 20th Oct |
| Hamdan bin Mohammed Award for Innovation in Project Management | Business | Middle East | ~30th Jun | ~1st Dec |
| Gulf Capital SME Awards | Business | Middle East | 30th Jun | 25th Sep |
| eGovernment Excellence Award | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East | ~13th Jul | ~4th Oct |
| What's On Awards Abu Dhabi | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East | ~14th Jul | ~24th Oct |
| Emirates Woman Woman of the Year Awards | Business Leaders | Middle East | ~15th Jul | ~15th Sep |
| MEED Awards | Business | Middle East | ~15th Jul | ~7th Nov |
| identity Design Awards | Construction & Architecture | Middle East | ~19th Jul | ~14th Oct |
| Oil and Gas Middle East and RPME Awards | Energy & Utilities | Middle East | ~26th Jul | ~12th Sep |
| CEO Middle East Awards | Business Leaders | Middle East | ~1st Aug | ~9th Sep |
| Light Middle East Awards | Design & Innovation | Middle East | ~1st Aug | ~25th Sep |
| The Aviation Business Awards | Transport & Logistics | Middle East | ~15th Aug | ~9th Oct |
| ADIPEC Excellence in Energy Awards | Energy & Utilities | Middle East | ~20th Aug | ~12th Nov |
| ACN Arab Technology Awards | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East | ~21st Aug | ~9th Oct |
| Arabian Computer News Arab Technology Awards | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East | ~21st Aug | ~9th Oct |
| The Omrania CSBE Student Award for Excellence in Architectural Design | Construction & Architecture | Middle East | ~25th Aug | ~31st Oct |
| Lloyds List South Asia Middle East and Africa Awards | Transport & Logistics | Middle East | ~30th Aug | ~27th Nov |
| Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Literature | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East | ~31st Aug | ~6th Nov |
| ICT Achievement Awards | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East | ~31st Aug | ~8th Oct |
| The Hotelier Middle East Awards | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East | ~2nd Sep | ~24th Oct |
| Arabian Business Startup Awards | Business | Middle East | ~7th Sep | ~23rd Oct |
| MEP Middle East Awards | Construction & Architecture | Middle East | ~13th Sep | ~7th Nov |
| The ICAEW Middle East Accountancy & Finance Awards | Financial Services | Middle East | ~20th Sep | ~5th Dec |
| Middle East Cities and Municipalities Excellence Awards | Public Sector | Middle East | ~21st Sep | ~18th Oct |
| Computer News Middle East ICT Awards | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East | ~21st Sep | ~16th Oct |
| Future Workplace Awards | HR & Training | Middle East | ~23rd Sep | ~12th Nov |
| Middle East Architect Awards | Construction & Architecture | Middle East | ~26th Sep | ~21st Nov |
| What's On Awards Dubai | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East | ~27th Sep | ~8th Nov |
| The Middle East Public Relations Association MEPRA Awards | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East | ~30th Sep | ~21st Nov |
| Arabian Tourism Awards | Travel & Tourism | Middle East | ~30th Sep | ~16th Oct |
| Dubai Quality Award | Business | Middle East | ~30th Sep | ~30th Oct |
| The Middle East Young Employee and Future Leaders Excellence Awards | Business Leaders | Middle East | ~10th Oct | ~1st Nov |
| The Recruitment International Middle East Awards (RI Awards) | HR & Training | Middle East | ~25th Oct | ~21st Nov |
| Middle East Business Leaders Awards | Business Leaders | Middle East | ~1st Nov | ~3rd Dec |
| Best m-Government Service Award | Public Sector | Middle East | ~8th Nov | ~13th Feb |
| BBC Good Food Middle East Awards | Retail & Consumer Goods | Middle East | ~8th Nov | ~27th Nov |
| Hamdan bin Mohammed Award for Smart Government | Public Sector | Middle East | ~13th Nov | ~19th Dec |
| CEO Today Middle East Awards | Business Leaders | Middle East | ~23rd Nov | ~4th Dec |
| Dubai Annual Health Awards | Health & Social Care | Middle East | ~30th Nov | ~18th Mar |
| Middle East Economic Knowledge Development Excellence Award | Business | Middle East | ~1st Dec | ~10th Jan |
| Arabian Business KSA Achievement Awards | Business | Middle East | ~5th Dec | ~31st Jan |
| The IJGlobal Middle East Awards | Financial Services | Middle East | ~7th Dec | ~13th Mar |
| Gulf Real Estate Awards | Planning & Property | Middle East | ~16th Jan | ~19th Mar |
| IDC CIO Excellence Awards | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East | ~4th Feb | ~28th Feb |
| Middle East Legal Awards | Legal Services | Middle East | ~5th Feb | 18th Apr |
| Middle East Special Event MESE Awards | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East | ~7th Feb | 9th Apr |
| The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) Middle East Awards | Business | Middle East | ~14th Feb | 10th Apr |
| IDC Smart City Middle East Awards | Business | Middle East | ~14th Feb | 2nd May |
| Dubai Lynx Awards | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East | ~21st Feb | ~13th Mar |
| Middle East Women Leaders Excellence Awards | Business Leaders | Middle East | ~21st Feb | ~7th Mar |
| World Travel Awards Middle East | Travel & Tourism | Middle East | ~22nd Feb | 25th Apr |
| Channel Middle East Awards | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East | ~28th Feb | 23rd Apr |
| The Insights Middle East Call Centre/CX Awards | Customer Contact | Middle East | ~28th Feb | 17th Apr |
| Middle East Customer Care and Happiness Excellence Awards | Customer Contact | Middle East | ~28th Feb | ~21st Mar |
| Banker Middle East Industry Awards | Business | Middle East | ~3rd Mar | ~3rd May |
| Middle East Security Awards MESA | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East | 25th Mar | 1st May |
| Middle East Smart Government and Smart Cities Excellence Awards | Public Sector | Middle East | 29th Mar | 25th Apr |
| The .Gov Awards | Public Sector | Middle East | ~5th Apr | ~2nd May |
| Business Traveller Middle East Awards | Travel & Tourism | Middle East | 7th Apr | ~23rd Apr |
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