Lifetime Achievement award for Qatari businesswoman

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.”