Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award

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Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award
Current: 2017 Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Creative Sports Award
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Location Dubai
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First awarded2009
Website mbrawards.ae
  2016  · 2017 ·  2018  

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award honors individuals, teams and organizations who have made significant sporting contributions in the United Arab Emirates and globally. It is designed to celebrate and promote the best initiatives in projects or programmes in the sporting field, such as Tolerance, Knowledge Management, Empowering Communities and tackling global challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic.

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History

The Award, one of the Mohammed bin Rashid Global Initiatives, was launched in 2009 and in 2021 offered Dhs7.5 million (US$2 million) in prize money. [1] The 11th edition of the Award was postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

The 2021 award has been used to highlight the role of women in sports. [3] Prominent Middle Eastern female winners of the award have included Moroccan Paralympian Najat El Garaa; [4] Hayat bint Abdulaziz Al Khalifa, Member of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, Member of the Board of Directors of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, and Chairperson of the Bahraini Women’s Sports Committee and Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United States, who won the Arab Sports Personality of the Award in the 9th Edition. [5] Female members of the Award's Board of Trustees have included Moroccan Olympic champion Nawal El Moutawakel, Dr Mona Al Bahar and Mona Bou Samra, the editor-in-chief of Al Bayan newspaper. [6]

The award maintains links with 204 National Olympic Committees, 178 Paralympic Committees, 33 international sports federations for summer Olympic sports and seven international sports federations for winter Olympic sports, as well as with 69 Arab national Olympic federations and committees, and 34 international federations recognized by the International Olympic Committee. [1] The International category of the award is open to Summer Olympic International Federations. [7]

In 2018, a number of Egyptian athletes were awarded, including footballer Mohammed Salah. [8] International sporting bodies receiving the award have included UWW, [9] ICC [10] and FIFA. [11]

Board of trustees

Following are the Board of Trustees for the award. [12]

DesignationNameCountry
ChairmanMr. Mattar Mohammed Al-TayerFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Deputy ChairmanKhalid Ali Bin Zayed Al-FalasiFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
MembersDr. Hassan Moustafa Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Dr. Mustapha Larfaoui Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Dr. Khalifa Rashid Al-ShaaliFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Mr. Ahmed Mosaed Al-OsaimiFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Ms. Muna Darwish BusamraFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Secretary GeneralMs. Moaza Saeed Al-MarriFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates

Award Categories

There are three main categories:

Individual Sports Creativity

This award is given to Individuals such as players, coaches, referees, and administrators who have accomplished creative sports achievements on the local, Arab, continental or international level.

Group Sports Creativity

This award is given to sports groups which have achieved creative sports works on the local, Arab, continental or international level.

Corporate Sports Creativity

This award is given to sports institutes which have achieved creative sports works and best initiatives on the local, Arab, continental or international level.

Local Awards

These awards are given to athletes, officials or organisations of United Arab Emirates only.

Best Local Athlete

YearWinnerSport
2009Mr. Ahmed Sultan Al Ketbi Equestrian
2010Mr. Yahya Mansour Al-Hammadi Jujutsu
2011Mr. Nader Mujtahed Ali Bin Hindi Water ski
Mr. Salem Abdulrahman Mohamed Saleh Chess
2012Mr. Abdulla Sultan Hamad Masoud Al-Aryani Shooting
2013None Awarded
2014Mr. Faisal Fahad Ahmed Al-Koutby Jujutsu
2015Mr. Saif Bin Futtais Shooting
2016None Awarded
2017 Omar Abdulrahman Ahmed Al-Raaki Al-Amoodi Football

Best Local Referee

YearWinnerSport
2009None Awarded
2010None Awarded
2011Mr. Omar Mohamed Zubaeer Al-Marzouqi Handball
Mr. Mohammad Rashid Al-Nuaimi Handball
2012Mr. Hamed Mohammed Ahmed Al-Rousy Volleyball
2013Mr. Sultan Ali Mohammed Al-Taher Chess
2014Mr. Mahdi Abdulrahim Abu El-Hassan Chess
Mr. Yaqoub Ghabish Basketball
2015Mr. Mohammed Essa Al Adhab Equestrian
2016Mr. Khamis Hassan Al-Shamsi Futsal
2017Mr. Ebrahim Yousef Khalaf Al-Mansoori Football

Best Local Coach

YearWinnerSport
2009 Mahdi Ali Football
2010None Awarded
2011Abdullah Sweidan Said Bin Sweidan Cycling
2012None Awarded
2013None Awarded
2014None Awarded
2015None Awarded
2016Mr. Ismail Mohammad Abdulrahman Al-Jeziri Equestrian
2017Mr. Saeed Bin Suroor Al Khaldi

Best Local Team

YearWinnerSport
2009 UAE Youth National Football Team Football
2010 UAE National Bowling Team Bowling
2011 UAE National Football Team Football
2012 Al-Nasr Sports Cultural Club (Men's Table Tennis Team) Table tennis
2013 Victory Team 3 Powerboating
2014 UAE National Handball Team Handball
2015 UAE National Disabled Shooting Team Shooting
2016None Awarded
2017None Awarded

Best Local Administrator

YearWinnerSport
2009 Mohammed Ahmed Bin Sulayem Auto race
2010 Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Al-Badwawi Football
2011None Awarded
2012None Awarded
2013None Awarded
2014Mr. Ahmad Al Kamali Athletics
2015Mr. Majid Abdulla Mushed Rashed Paralympics
2016Mr. Naser Mohamed Al-Tamimi Judo
2017None Awarded

Best Local Organisation

YearWinnerSport
2009 Sharjah Ladies Club
United Arab Emirates Athletics Federation Athletics
2010 Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club Different sports
2011 UAE Taekwondo and Karate Federation Taekwondo & Karate
Al-Theqa Disabled Club
2012 United Arab Emirates Wrestling, Judo, Jiu-Jitsu and Kickboxing Federation Wrestling, Judo, Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing
2013 Mamemo Productions Beach water polo
2014None Awarded
2015 SkyDive Dubai Different sports
Abu Dhabi Falcons Club
2016 UAE Paralympic Committee Paralympics
2017 UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation Jujutsu

Arab Awards

These awards are given to the athletes of Arab countries.

Best Arab Player

YearWinnerCountrySport
2009Mr. Oussama Mellouli Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Swimming
2010Mr. Ali Mohammed Al-Asi Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Gymnastics
2011Mr. Ibrahim Sabry Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Archery
2012Mr. Taoufik Makhloufi Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Athletics
2013Mr. Mutaz Essa Barshim Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Athletics
2014Mr. Ayanleh Souleiman Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti Athletics
2015Mr. Ihab Abdelrahman Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Athletics
2016Mr. Ahmad Abughaush Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Taekwondo
2017Ms. Nour Atef Ahmed Zaki El Sherbini Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Squash

Best Arab Coach

YearWinnerCountrySport
2009Mr. Hassan Shehata Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Football
2010Mr. Jama Mohamed Aden Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia Athletics
Not awarded from 2011 to 2014
2015Mr. Kheïreddine Madoui Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Football
2016Mr. Ali Al Zahrani Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Karate
2017Mr. Faris Ali Ibrahim Al Assaf Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Taekwondo

Best Arab Team

YearWinnerCountrySport
2009 Oman National Football Team Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Football
2010None Awarded
2011 Egypt National Youth Handball Team Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Handball
2012None Awarded
2013 Al Ahly SC (Football Team) Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Football
2014 Saudi Arabia Disabled Football Team Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Football
2015None Awarded
2016 Bahrain Royal Endurance Team Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Equestrian
2017 Iraq National U-16 Football Team Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Football

Best Arab Organisation

YearWinnerCountrySport
2009 Tunisia National Center for Medicine and Sports Science Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
2010 Sudan Athletics Association Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan Athletics
2011 Bahrain Olympic Committee Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
2012 Qatar Olympic Committee Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
2013 Sports Institute Pierre de Coubertin Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
2014 Fitness Time Corporation Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
2015 Sports Department of Egyptian Armed Forces Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
2016 Sheikha Althani for Underprivileged Children Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
2017None Awarded

Best International Organisation

YearWinnerCountrySport
Not awarded between 2009 – 2011
2012 British Olympic Association Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
2013 Fédération Internationale de Football Association Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Football
2014 International Hockey Federation Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Hockey
2015 International Judo Federation Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Judo
2016 Badminton World Federation Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia Badminton
British Paralympic Association Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
2017 Union Cycliste Internationale Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Cycling
International Cricket Council Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Cricket

Other Awards

2009

AwardWinnerCountry
Sports Figure Contributed to the Enrichment of the Local Sports Movement AwardSheikh Hazza bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Sports Figure Contributed to the Enrichment of the Arab Sports Movement AwardSheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Athlete Achieved Success within Major Humanitarian ChallengesMr. Mohammed Khamis Khalaf Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Athlete Achieved Outstanding SuccessesMr. Abubaker Kaki Khamis Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
An achievement based on sports values Al-Wehdat SC Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
An outstanding media initiative promoting sportsAl Jamaheer Program team of Dubai Sports Channel Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates

2010

AwardWinnerCountry
Sports figure contributed to the Enrichment of local sports movementSheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Sports figure contributed to the Enrichment of Arab sports movementSheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Sports figure contributed to the Enrichment of the Women SportsSheikha Naima Al-Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
An organisation supports and promotes sports in the community Egyptian Olympic Committee Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Successful program resulted in outstanding outcomes Qatar Olympic Committee Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Abu Dhabi Sports Council Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Local junior athlete achieved tremendous success in the field of sportsMr. Ahmed Khalil Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates

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