Arab Woman Awards Celebrate 20 Inspiring Leaders

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Held under the Patronage of the UAE’s Minister of Culture, Youth, and Social Development HE Sheikh Nahayan bin Mubarak Al Nahayan, 20 inspirational women were celebrated at the Arab Woman Awards UAE 2015.

The Arab Woman Awards were established by ITP in 2009 to recognize successful women in business, education, entrepreneurship, media, government, literature, and other fields.

The winners included HH Sheikha Fatima bint Zayed bin Saqr Al Nahyan under the Lifetime Achievement Award who was acknowledged for her humanitarian work that has spanned over 15 years. deNovo, CEO & Founder May Nasrallah won Businesswoman of the Year and Masdar’s Director of Sustainability Dr Nawal Al-Hosany was awarded under the Energy category. In one of the final awards of the evening Professor Rafia Ghabesh was named as the UAE’s Inspirational Woman of the Year 2015.

Commenting on her award, Dr Nawal Al-Hosany reflected, “The UAE has always been an energy leader. I am immensely honored to be recognized by the Arab Woman Awards for contributing to the nation’s vision of expanding our energy leadership to the fields of renewable energy and sustainable development. Women have a critical role to play in ensuring a future with sustainable energy for all.”

“We are very proud of how the Arab Woman Awards have grown each year and is now recognized as an institution that honors talented, hardworking women for their achievements, and lauds their contribution to society and the economy across a number of fields. It’s even more inspiring how our award winners are seen as role models for a younger generation of women who want to emulate their successes,” commented HE Ameera Bin Karam who led this year’s board of judges.