Qatari businesswoman Ibtihaj Alahmadani has been bestowed with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Arab Woman Awards.
Fifteen winners, which include Inspirational Woman of the Year Dr Aisha al-Mannai, were presented with their awards by Al Jazeera’s Fairouz Ziani at a red carpet event in Doha.
The other winners are: Samira Fakhri (Businesswoman of the Year), Dr Hessa Sadeq (Education), Wafika Sultan Saif (Art), Maryam al-Shaibi (Entrepreneur), Hessa al-Awadi (Literature), Hessa al-Mannai (Fashion Designer), Wadha al-Hajiri (Young Designer), Dr Nabila al-Meer (Medical), Amal Abdul Malik (Media), Anisa al-Hitmi (Sport), Dr Noora al-Hinzab (Humanitarian), Girnaas (Young Talent), and Maryam al-Jaber (Woman in Government).
Dr al-Meer said: “It is an honour to be recognised amongst such an extraordinary group of women. These awards go a long way in not only recognising the successes of women in Qatar, but in highlighting the development of the role of women in the region.”
