Mobile Communications Company (Iran) and Professor Awad Al-Omari (Saudi Arabia) to be celebrated at an awards gala on 22 February
The Stevie® Awards have announced two Grand Stevie Award winners in the sixth annual Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards. These are the top prizes in the competition. Grand Stevie winners will be presented their awards at a gala banquet at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates on Saturday, 22 February.
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The Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, sponsored by the Ras Al Khaimah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, is an international business awards competition open to all organizations in 18 nations in the Middle East and North Africa. The focus of the awards is recognizing workplace innovation in all its forms.
This year more than 1,100 nominations were considered in the judging process by more than 118 professionals, whose average ratings determined the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners announced earlier in January. For a complete list of the 2025 Stevie Award winners, visit https://MENA.StevieAwards.com.
In addition to the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Awards, the organization with the most award points (total number of points conferred by total Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie wins) and the highest-scoring nomination are awarded the Grand Stevie Awards, which cannot be applied for directly.
The Grand Stevie Award winners are:
Organization of the Year: with 47 award points, earned through seven Gold, seven Silver, and eight Bronze Stevie Award wins in various categories, Mobile Communications Company of Iran is the most honored organization in this year’s competition. Mobile Communications Company of Iran, commonly abbreviated as MCI and also known under its brand name Hamrah-e Avval, is the first and largest mobile operator in Iran. MCI has over 75 million active subscribers which makes it the biggest one in the Middle East. MCI service is available in 1,239 cities and over 70,000 kilometers of roads in Iran. They won seven Gold Stevie Awards in the categories Award for Innovation in Annual Reports, Award for Innovation in Human Resources Management, Planning & Practice - Telecommunications Industries, Award for Innovation in Training Videos, and more.
Highest Rated Nomination of the Year: with an average score from the judges of 9.37 out a possible 10, the nomination of Prof. Awad Al-Omari for Most Innovative Leader of the Year, by Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia received the highest individual average score in the 2025 competition. The nomination also won the Gold Stevie in the Thought Leader of the Year category. Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group is the largest private healthcare provider in Saudi Arabia and the GCC region. Established in 1995, the group has grown to include 25 medical facilities across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the UAE, with a total of over 1,900 beds. HMG is recognized for its cutting-edge medical services, advanced technologies, and commitment to delivering high-quality services.
"We are delighted to announce the 2025 Grand Stevie Award winners. MCI and Prof. Awad Al-Omari exemplify the outstanding caliber of nominations received for the 2025 Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards," said Maggie Miller, President of the Stevie Awards. "As businesses continue to evolve, the judges were highly impressed by the Grand Stevie winners' creativity, resourcefulness, and expertise in driving their organizations forward over the past two years. We eagerly anticipate celebrating their achievements at the gala on 22 February."
Complete information about the awards banquet in Ras Al Khaimah is available at https://stevieawards.com/mena/tickets
If you, as a press representative, are interested in covering the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards award ceremony on 22 February in Ras al Khaimah, UAE, please contact us at help+MENA@stevieawards.com.
The seventh edition of the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards will open for entries in September 2025.
