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GCC GOV HR & YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AWARDS

2025 Excellence Awards Shortlist

Date: 23rd October, 2025, 1:00 pm onwards
Venue: Grand Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel & Residences Emirates Pearl, UAE

2025 Excellence Awards Shortlist

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The stage is set! The shortlisted nominees for the GCC GOV HR & Youth Empowerment Awards will shine across the private, public, semi-government, and government sectors. The winners will be announced on 23rd October at the GCC GOV HR & Youth Empowerment Awards. 

Date: 23rd October, 2025, 1:00 pm onwards
Venue: Grand Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel & Residences Emirates Pearl, UAE

2025 Excellence Awards ShortlistShortlisted – GCC GOV HR Team of the Year Private, Public & Government Sector

INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

GOV HR LEADER OF THE YEAR in Private, Public & Government Sector

  • Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC)
  • Dubai Police General HQ
  • e&
  • Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF)
  • King Saud University
  • PIF Subsidiary

AI CHANGEMAKER OF THE YEAR in Private, Public & Government Sector

  • Ajman Police General Headquarters
  • Emirates Health Services (EHS)
  • Federal Authority Of Government Resources (FAHR)

PEOPLE FIRST LEADER AWARD in Private, Public & Government Sector

  • ADNOC HQ
  • Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC)
  • Dubai Municipality
  • Dubai Police General HQ
  • International Maritime Industries (IMI)
  • King Saud University
  • Sharaf Group

WOMEN LEADER OF THE YEAR in Private, Public & Government Sector

  • Ajman Police General Headquarters
  • Dubai Duty Free(DDF)
  • Emirates Health Services (EHS)
  • Environment Agency -Abu Dhabi(EAD)
  • Ministry Of Interior – UAE
  • National Central Cooling Company PJSC– (Tabreed)

YOUTH ICON OF THE YEAR in Private, Public & Government Sector

  • Ajman Police General Headquarters
  • Dubai Police General HQ
  • Emirates Health Services (EHS)
  • General Pension Social Security Authority(GPSSA)
  • Ras Al Khaimah Police GHQ (RAK)

SUSTAINABLE LEADER OF THE YEAR in Private, Public & Government Sector

  • ADNOC Offshore
  • Dubai Municipality
  • Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD)
  • Zakat Al Seeb Committee, Charitable Non-Profit Organization – Sultanate of Oman

ORGANIZATIONAL CATEGORIES

EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR in Private, Public & Government Sector

  • Daman – The National Insurance Company
  • Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC)
  • Masdar
  • National Central Cooling Company – Tabreed
  • National Center for Non Profit
  • Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA)
  • Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority

GCC GOV HR TEAM OF THE YEAR in Private, Public & Government Sector

  • ADNOC HQ
  • Aster DM Healthcare
  • Dubai Culture & Arts Authority
  • Dubai Integrated Economic Zone Authority (DIEZA)
  • e&
  • General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI)
  • Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF)- KSA

DIGITAL HR OF THE YEAR in Private, Public & Government Sector

  • Abu Dhabi Housing Authority (ADHA)
  • e&
  • Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)
  • Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co.(GPIC)
  • Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources
  • Ministry of Interior (MOI)- Bahrain
  • Sharjah Electricity, Water, and Gas Authority (SEWA)
  • Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA)
  • Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA)

AI DRIVEN ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR in Public & Government Sector

  • Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority
  • Abu Dhabi Housing Authority (ADHA)
  • Ajman Police General Headquarters
  • Etihad Rail

INNOVATION & EXCELLENCE IN EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE in Private, Public & Government Sector

  • ADNOC Offshore
  • Daman – The National Insurance Company
  • Drydocks World Dubai FZCO
  • Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources
  • Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones Modon
  • stc Bahrain
  • Tourism Development Fund (TDF

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION PIONEER OF THE YEAR in Private, Public & Government Sector

  • Drydocks World Dubai FZCO
  • Dubai Muncipality
  • Etihad Rail
  • Sharaf Group
  • Sharjah Electricity, Water, and Gas Authority (SEWA)
  • Shura Council – Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA)

ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR FOR YOUTH EMPOWERMENT in Private, Public & Government Sector

  • ADNOC Offshore
  • Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA)
  • Dubai Muncipality
  • EDGE Group PJSC
  • Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)
  • Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company – du
  • Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co. (GPIC)
  • National Central Cooling Company – (Tabreed)
  • Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA)

ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT in Private, Public & Government Sector

  • Chalhoub Group
  • Fund For Martyrs, Wounded, POWs, and Missing in Action
  • Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), KSA
  • Qatar Finance & Business Academy(QFBA)
  • Ras Al Khaimah Police (RAK)
  • United Arab Emirates Accountability Authority (UAEAA)

ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR FOR BEST HAPPINESS INITIATIVE in Private, Public & Government Sector

  • Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority (ADAA)
  • Dubai Government Human Resources Department (DGHR)
  • Lagardere Travel Retail UAE
  • Ministry of Interior MOI- Bahrain
  • Ras Al Khaimah Police (RAK)
  • The Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority Monsha’at
  • Tourism Development Fund (TDF)

BEST EMPLOYEE BENEFITS & WELLBEING STRATEGY OF THE YEAR in Private, Public & Government Sector

  • Dubai Integrated Economic Zone Authority (DIEZA)
  • Federal Authority Of Government Human Resources (FAHR)
  • General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI)
  • King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD)
  • Masdar
  • Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), KSA
  • National Bank of Kuwait
  • Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)
  • Shura Council – Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Solutions by stc

BEST DEI,REWARDS & RECOGNITION AWARD in Private, Public & Government Sector

  • ADNOC HQ
  • Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC)
  • Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources
  • Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA)

BEST LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR in Private, Public & Government Sector

  • Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM)
  • ADNOC HQ
  • Chalhoub Group
  • Daman – The National Insurance Company
  • Dubai Culture & Arts Authority
  • Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co. (GPIC)
  • Shura Council – Kingdom of Bahrain
  • The Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority Monsha’at
  • Tourism Development Fund (TDF)

MOST DISTINCTIVE LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR in Private, Public & Government Sector

  • Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority
  • Dubai Police General HQ
  • Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)
  • Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company – du
  • Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF)
  • Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA)
  • National Bank of Kuwait
  • Tabuk Pharmaceuticals
  • Tamkeen
  • United Arab Emirates Accountability Authority (UAEAA)`

BEST NATIONALIZATION INITIATIVE IN GCC in Private, Public & Government Sector

  • Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority (ADAA)
  • ADNOC Offshore
  • Chalhoub Group
  • Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD)
  • Qatar Finance & Business Academy (QFBA)
  • Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones Modon
  • stc Bahrain
  • Tabuk Pharmaceuticals

BEST EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EXCELLENCE AWARD Private, Public & Government Sector

  • ADNOC HQ
  • Chalhoub Group
  • Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), KSA

BEST FLEXIBLE WORKPLACE STRATEGY AWARD in Public & Government Sector

  • Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC)
  • Dubai Police General HQ
  • National Centre for Non Profit

INNOVATION PARTNER AWARDS

  • Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM)
  • BRAVO BRAVO
  • Explorance
  • Fund For Martyrs, Wounded, POWs, and Missing in Action (FFM)
  • Mercer
  • National Bank of Kuwait
  • Abu Dhabi Police-KHALIFA SAEED ALHEMEIRI
  • ADNOC- Ayesha Mohamed Al Hammadi
  • Ajman Police- Major General Sheikh Sultan bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi
  • Tourism Development Fund- May Bin Moammar
  • Ministry of industry & Mineral Resources- Adel Alghamdi
  • ADNOC Offshore- Tayba Al Hashemi
  • EXPRO- Reem Alrehaili
  • Imdaad- Nawal Alblooshi
  • Federal Tax Authority- Ayesha AlHassawi
  • Emirates Global Aluminium- IMAN ABDULGHAFOOR MOHAMMAD ALQASIM
  • Union Properties- Tania Mills
  • Al Ain City Muncipality – khuloud Nasser Salem Nasser AlHadrami
  • Abu Dhabi Customs- H.E. Fahed Ghareeb Al Shamsi
  • Ajman Police- Colonel Abdullah Ali AlNuaimi
  • Dubai Duty Free- Yousef Al Khalid
  • Federal Tax Authority- Ayesha AlHassawi
  • ADNOC Distribution – Amna Ahmed Abdulla ALHammadi
  • Rak police- Hussain Rashid Abbas Mohamad
  • Ajman Police- Captain Saeed AlSuwaidi
  • GDRFA- Abdelaziz Mohamed Almaeeni
  • Ministry Of interior- UAE- Sultan Salem Khalfan Al Kaabi
  • GDRFA- Maryam Mohammad Hamad Albedwawi
  • Ministry Of interior- UAE- Waleed Salem Ali Salem Al-Dhanhani
  • Rak police- Captain Ahmed Altair
    TAM Development- Abdullah Husain Bamatraf
  • Abu Dhabi Customs
  • DMCC
  • Dubai Municipality
  • Dubai Duty Free
  • Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA)
  • Ajman Police General Headquarter
  • Al Ain City Municipality
  • DMCC
  • Ministry of Interior- UAE
  • Federal Tax Authority
  • Fund for Martyrs, Wonder & Pow
  • e&
  • Abu Dhabi Police
  • Ajman Police
  • Etihad Airways
  • Federal Authority for Government Human Resources
  • Abu Dhabi Customs
  • Emirates Global Aluminium
  • MOI Bahrain
  • International Maritime Industries
  • STC Bahrain
  • Tabuk Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Company
  • ADNOC Distribution
  • Foulath
  • Etihad Airways
  • Ministry of HR and Social Development
  • Tourism Development Fund
  • ZATCA
  • Shura Council
  • Rak police
  • Ministry Of interior- UAE
  • EXPRO
  • Abu Dhabi accountability Authority
  • DU
  • Ministry of HR and Social Development
  • RTA
  • Saudi Post ( SPL)
  • ADNOC Offshore
  • Ministry of HR and Social Development
  • Rak police
  • TDRA
  • ADNOC
  • Ajman Police
  • Department of Finance
  • MODON
  • ADNOC Offshore
  • ADNOC Distribution
  • Abu Dhabi Police
  • Abu Dhabi City Municipality
  • Foulath
  • RTA
  • ZATCA
  • International Maritime Industries
  • ADNOC
  • Al Ain City Municipality
  • FANR
  • National centre for non-profit
  • ADNOC
  • Department of Finance
  • DMCC
  • ADNOC Offshore
  • International Maritime Industries
  • Ashghal (Public works Authority)
  • National Centre for Govt Resource system
  • Shura Council
  • Abu Dhabi City Municipality
  • Borouge
  • Riyadh Airport
  • Tabuk Pharmaceutical
  • International Maritime Industries
  • Rak Ceramics
  • Chalhoub Group
  • Emirates Global Aluminium
  • Dry Docks
  • Dubai Airports
  • GDRFA
  • Saudi Post ( SPL)
  • TDRA
  • Abu Dhabi accountability Authority
  • Ministry of industry & Mineral Resources
  • Ministry of HAJ & Umrah
  • MODON
  • Fund for Martyrs, Wonder & Pow
  • National centre for non-profit
  • Tourism Development Fund
  • Abu Dhabi Housing Authority
  • Abu Dhabi accountability Authority
  • Abu Dhabi Housing Authority
  • Etihad Airways
  • Imdaad
  • Ministry Of national Guard
  • Royal Academy of Management
  • TDRA
  • Rak Ceramics – Abdallah Massad
  • TAM Development – Abdullah A. Yousef
  • Union Properties – Eng. Amer Khansaheb
  • Channels by STC- Dr. Abdullatif Buallay
  • e&- Ali Al Mansoori
  • ROSHN- Nasreen Aldossary
  • Zain Bahrain
  • Rak Ceramics
  • Foulath
  • Chalhoub Group
  • e&
  • International Maritime Industries
  • GPIC
  • International Maritime Industries
  • Zain Bahrain
  • International Maritime Industries
  • Solutions by STC
  • Chalhoub Group
  • e&
  • General Assembly Bahrain
  • GPIC
  • Chalhoub Group
  • Foulath
  • e&