Abu Issa Holding chairman Ashraf Abu Issa (right) received the ‘Businessman of the year” award at the Arabian Business Qatar Awards 2016 held here recently. Ashraf Abu Issa is not only a businessman, but also an entrepreneur and a philanthropist.  He oversees more than 100 “sister companies” operating around the world under his group’s umbrella. Ashraf Abu Issa had also received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2011, for spearheading retail concepts and brands.