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Tawakkol Karman , First Arab Woman Nobel Peace Laureate (and Youngest) – 2011

Tawakkol Abdel-Salam Khalid Karman, Yemeni Journalist, Politician and Human Rights Activist.

Earned nicknames in Yemen ‘Iron Woman’ (aka) ‘Mother of the Revolution’

Nobel Peace Prize :

co-winner . Tawakkol Karman along with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leyman Gbowee were the co-recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize 2011

First/s :

First Female Arab to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Youngest Person to win the Nobel Peace Prize
First Yemeni to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Second Muslim Woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize

Awards, Others:

Social Entrepreneur of the Year – The Asian Awards (2019)
Awarded 1st Position ‘Top 100 Global Thinkers’ – by Foreign Policy (2011)

Other/s :

Member – International Advisory Board of the MBI Al Jaber Media Institute, Yemen
Member – Yemeni Journalists Syndicate
Content oversight in charge : Facebook (2020)

Co-Founder :

Women Journalists Without Chains

www.tawakkolkarman.net/en

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Taz Governorate, Yemen / Turkey

Ahdeya Ahmed First Female President of Bahrain Journalist Association (BJA) : November 2019

Ahdeya Ahmed Al-Sayed , Bahrain – TV personality and Journalist, has many firsts to her credit.

Deputy Editor-in-Chief , for the english language ‘Daily Tribune’

First/s :

First female President of Bahrain Journalist Association (BJA)
First Arabian Gulf Woman to be elected member of ‘The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) Gender Council’.

Other/s :

Winner – Arab Woman of the Year Award for the category ‘Achievement in Journalism’ 5th edition – by The London Arabia organisation
Member – Bahrain’s International Federation of Journalists Gender Council

Assignments :

Spokesperson of the Government of Bahrain
Spokesperson- Bahrain Human Rights Watch
Official Spokesperson for the ‘ Bahrain Parliamentary Election’ (2006)

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Bahrain

The Dubai Mall , the second Largest Shopping Centre in the World : November 2018

The second largest shopping centre in the world by total land area and is situated in Downtown Dubai, UAE

Dubai Mall has 4 levels, an internal floor area 548,127 square metres. 1,200 retail outlets and over 160 food and beverage outlets.

The Mall includes an acquariam, Olympic size ice rink, 22 screen cineplex.

Developed by Emaar Properties

Additional World Records:

Within the Mall there are several world records to be listed individually

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Sultan Qaboos of Oman , Arab World’s Longest Serving Ruler – January 2020

Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al Said of the Sultanate of Oman, the longest-serving ruler in the Middle East and Arab World at the time of his demise, January 10th, 2020.

A 15th generation descendant of the founder of the House of Al Said. Aceded the throne on July 23rd, 1970.

More details can be googled about his 50 years as the absolute Monarch of the Sultanate of Oman.

Awards/ Honours:

Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (Austria, 31 March 2001)
Member 1st Class of the Order of Al Khalifa (Bahrain)
Member of the Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei (Brunei, 15 December 1984)
Grand Collar of the Order of the Nile (Egypt, 1976)
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (France, 31 May 1989)
Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany)
Jawarhlal Nehru Award for International Understanding (India, 2004 – award yet to be presented)
Recipient of the Star of the Republic of Indonesia , 1st Class or Adipurna (Indonesia)
Grand Collar of the Order of Pahlavi (3 March 1974) (Iran)
Commemorative Medal of the 2500th Anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire (Iran, 14 October 1971)
Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Italy, 22 April 1974)
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum (Japan)
Collar of the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali (Jordan)
Collar of the Order of Mubarak the Great (Kuwait, 28 December 2009)
Collar of the Order of Merit (Lebanon)
Honorary Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm (DMN) (Malaysia, 1991)
Collar of the Order of the Throne (Morocco)
Grand Cross of the Orde of Ouissam Alaouite (Morocco)
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (Netherlands, 2012)
Recipient of the Nishan-e-Pakistan, 1st Class (Pakistan)
Collar of the Order of the Independence (Qatar)
Recipient of the Badr Chain (Saudi Arabia)
Decoration 1st class (December 1971) and Collar (23 December 2006) of the Order of Abdulaziz al Saud (Saudi Arabia)
Member 1st Class of the Order of Temasek (Singapore , 12 March 2009)
Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope (South Africa), 1999)
Knight of the Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (Spain, 13 December 1985)
Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (Spain)
Collar of the Order of Umayyad (Syria)
Collar of the Order of Independence (Tunisia)
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Republic (Tunisia)
Collar of the Order of Etihad (Order of the Federation) (UAE)
Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) (United Kingdom, 8 July 1976)
Knight of Justice (KStJ, 8 November 1976) and Bailiff Grand Cross (GCStJ, 19 March 1984) of the Venerable Order of Saint John (United Kingdom)
Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) (United Kingdom, 28 February 1979)
Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) (United Kingdom, 18 March 1982)
Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain (United Kingdom, 27 November 2010)

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The Sultanate of Oman

Ayanleh Souleiman – Athlete – Indoor World Record – 2016

Ayanleh Souleiman (aka) Hassan Ayanleh (aka) Hassan Ayanleh Souleiman winner – Indoor World Record for 1000 metres at Globengalan event, Stockholm, Sweden.

Middle distance runner with a specialisation in 1500 metres

Awards:

Indoor World Record for 1000 metres – Globengalan event, Stockholm, Sweden (2016)
Winner – Men’s 1000 metres – IAAF Diamond League Record – (2016)
Winner – Bowerman Mile – Prefontaine Classic, Hayward field, Oregon (2014)
Bronze Medal – World Championships in Athletics, Moscow (2013)
Silver Medal – 1500 metres – African Championships in Athletics (2012)
Winner – 1500 metres – Pan Arab Games, Doha (2011). Won Djibouti’s first medal in the competition.

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Djibouti

Amani Al-Salim – First Middle East Researcher from Saudi in ‘Organ Donation’ : April 2020

Dr. Amani Bint Abdulaziz Bin Ibrahim (aka) Amani Al-Salim, Saudi researcher notches up several firsts

Education:

Ph.D – Health Marketing, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia

Award:

Best paper in social marketing – by Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference 2018 (ANZMAC)

Firsts :

First Middle East Researcher in the field of Organ Donation
First Saudi Woman to participate in a Referee Committee
First Saudi Woman member and Assistant Researcher in the Research Centre of Griffith University, Australia

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Saudi Arabia

Nawal El Moutawakel – Olympian – Gold Medallist .

Nawal El Moutawakel , Morocco. Olympic Gold Medallist. 400 metres hurdles, women. Summer Olympics – 1984

Positions :

Minister for Youth and Sports, Morocco – 2007
Council Member – International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) – 1995
Council Member – International Olympic Committee (IOC) – 1998
President – Assocation Marocaine des Sports ets Development (AMSD)
Vice-President – Moroccan Royal Federation of Athletics

Firsts :

First Woman from a Muslim majority country to win an Olympic Gold Medal
First Moroccan to win an Olympic Gold Medal

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Morocco

Sofia Saidi Crowned ‘Miss Arab Next Top Model’ – June 2019

Sofia Saidi was crowned winner from an international competition with contestants from 53 countries at a glittering ceremony in Beirut, Lebanon on June 29th, 2019

Education:

-Bachelor’s Degree: International Management

-2 Master’s Degrees : (1) Strategic Organizational an Technological Evolutionism – Pantheon-Assas University Paris II / (2) Master’s Degree : Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship

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Morocco / Paris, France

Hany El Behairy first Egyptian to join Carrousel du Louvre Fashion Show in Paris : January 2020

Hany El Behairy – Haute Couture Fashion Designer. Egyptian couturier.

Famed designer Hany El Behairy has become the first Egyptian to participate in the Oriental Fashion Show at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, which was held on Monday, January 20 and entitled “The Wonders of the Silk Road.“

During the show, Behairy impressed audiences with a diamond-studded wedding gown, modeled by Egyptian actress Mai Omar.

Numerous celebrities have worn designs from Behairy Haute Couture, including Yousra, Laila Elwy, Warda Al Gazaeria, Elham Shahin, Safaa Abu El Seoud, Latifa, Hanan Tork, Dalia El Behairy, Sabah, Ghada Abdel Razek, Shaimaa Saeed, and Poussu Shalaby.

Awards :

– Best Fashion Designer in Egypt (2001) / Best Fashion Designer in Cairo Cinema Festival (2009) / Best Fashion Designer in the Arab World (2005)/ Best Fashion Designer in Alexandria Cinema Festival (2014) etc.

-Award for the Best Fashion Designer of 2006 at Mediterranean Festival in Napoli along with the “Moda Week” festival in Italy

– Best Fashion Designer.” at ‘LUX Festival’ in Lebanon

– Behairy was honored by the Italian Ministry of Culture as well as the Mayor of Rome in 2006.

www.hanyelbehairycouture.com

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Egypt

Khaldoon Al Mubarak : CEO & MD – Mubadala Investments -Abu Dhabi (UAE)

Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak . Leader. Emirati Entrepreneur. Businessman.

-CEO & MD – Mubadala Invesments Company

-Board Member (incl) First Abu Dhabi Bank, Aldar Properties, Ferrari etc.

-Executive Council Member of Emirate of Abu Dhabi / Chairman – Executive Affairs Office – Abu Dhabi

Sports:

-Chairman – Manchester City Football Club / Chairman: Abu Dhabi Motor Sports Management Company (ADMM)

-Member Board of Trustees New York University

Awards:

-Appointed ‘Commander of the Star of the Order of the Italian Solidarity ‘(2007)

-Appointed ‘Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) (2013)

-Awarded the Grand Gwanghwa Medal, the highest class of the South Korean Order of Diplomatic Service Merit

-Awarded ‘Asian Business Leadership Forum Award (ABLF) 2016

-Listed as One of the 100 World’s Most Influential Arabs (2017) by Arabian Business

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)