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Distinctive International Arab Festivals Awards Awarded for Outstanding achievements for international and Arab personalities Location
Dubai Country United Arab Emirates First awarded 2017; 7 years ago (2017 ) Website
diafa .org
The Distinctive International Arab Festivals Awards (DIAFA ) is an annual awards show held in
Dubai , UAE.
[1] It honors distinguished International and Arab personalities in recognition of their annual achievements and contribution towards committees and society betterment.
[2] The first edition of DIAFA was held in 2017.
[3]
Winners
The winners' professions and countries of origin are selected by diafa.org .
2017
The 1st edition of DIAFA was held in January 2017.
Abdul Hamid Juma - DIFF,
UAE
Ali Al Khawar - Poet,
UAE
Elissa - Singer,
Lebanon
Majid Al Mohandis - Singer,
Saudi Arabia
Fadia Al Taweel - Journalist,
UAE
Abed Fahed - Actor,
Syria
Latifa - Singer,
Tunisia
Youssra - Actress,
Egypt
Khaled Youssef - Director,
Egypt
Mohamed Saeed Harib - Director,
UAE
Nurgül Yeşilçay - Actress,
Turkey
Rima Njeim - Presenter,
Lebanon
Habib Ghloom - Actor,
UAE
Zaha Hadid - Artichect,
Iraq
Khaled - Singer,
Algeria
2018
The 2nd edition of DIAFA was held in January 2018.
Wael Kfoury – Singer,
Lebanon
Elçin Sangu – Actress,
Turkey
Hayat Al-Fahad – Actress,
Kuwait
Bassel Khaiat – Actor,
Syria
B. R. Shetty – Businessman,
India
Omar Kamal – Singer,
Palestine
Dorra Zarrouk – Actress,
Tunisia
Irina Bokova – Former director general of UNESCO,
Bulgaria
Arina Domski – Opera singer,
Ukraine
Mattar Bin Lahej – Sculptor,
UAE
Fayez Al Saeed – Singer and composer,
UAE
Turki Aldakhil – journalist,
Saudi Arabia
Waleed Nassif – Director,
Lebanon
Raha Moharrak – Sportwoman,
Saudi Arabia
ABU – Star of the Year – Singer,
Egypt
2019
The 3rd edition of DIAFA was held in February 2019.
Dareen Barbar and Arz Zahreddine – Athletes,
Lebanon
Ali F. Mostafa – Director,
UAE
Samira Said – Singer,
Morocco
SABREEN – Actress,
Egypt
Sirusho – Singer,
Armenia
Engin Altan Düzyatan
[4] – Actor,
Turkey
Haifa Hussein – Actress,
UAE
Medhat El Adl – Actor, writer and poet,
Egypt
RedOne – Singer and composer,
Morocco
Cyrine Abdelnour – Actress,
Lebanon
Saber Rebaï – Singer,
Tunisia
Mahira Khan – Actress,
Pakistan
Haya Abdulsalam – Actress,
Kuwait
Ayman Zeidan – Actor,
Syria
Nelly Karim – Actress,
Egypt
Mike Angelo – Singer and actor,
Thailand
Wafa Bin Khalifa – Humanitarian,
Saudi Arabia
Huda Riyami – Painter,
UAE
2020
The 4th edition of DIAFA was held in November 2020 during COVID-19 while respecting all the safety measurements and resulting in zero infections among all the attendees.
UNHCR - UN entity,
United Nations
Sheikha Alyaziya Bint Nahyan Al Nahyan - Director,
UAE
Mustafa Agha - Journalist,
Syria
Song Yinxi - Director,
China
Abdul Mohsen Al Nemr - Actor,
KSA
Diana Haddad - Singer,
Lebanon
Latifa - Singer,
Tunisia
Maxim Khalil - Actor,
Syria
Amjad Abu Ala - Director,
Sudan
Laila Aziz - Fashion designer,
Morocco
Yara- Singer,
Lebanon
Sajal Ahad Mir - Actress,
Pakistan
Mohamed Ramadan (actor and singer) - Actor,
Egypt
Ammar Omar - Businessman,
Sudan
Michele Morrone - Actor & Singer,
Italy
Elseed - Street artist,
Tunisia
Mansoor Elfeeli - Actor,
UAE
Fatma Al Hachemi - Singer,
UAE
Mustapha Al Abdallah - Singer,
Iraq
Saudi German Hospital - Medical sector,
UAE
Gims - Singer,
COD
Iveta Mukuchian - Singer,
Armenia
2021
The 5th edition of DIAFA was held on November 28, 2021, kicking off the celebration of the UAE's 50th anniversary.
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Saeed Al Kindi - UAE Former Minister of Environment and Water,
United Arab Emirates
Radwa El Sherbiny - Journalist,
Egypt
Neslihan Atagül - Actress,
Turkey
Nahla Al Fahad - Director,
UAE
Magda Zaki - Actor,
Egypt
Nawal El Zoghbi - Singer,
Lebanon
Angham - Singer,
Egypt
Saif Nabeel - Singer,
Iraq
Yasser Al Qahtani - Athlete,
KSA
Khalid Al Razooqi - UAE Police Officer,
UAE
Iyad Al Rimawi- Musician,
Syria
Laila Eloui - Actress,
Egypt
Lojain Omran - Journalist,
KSA
Jamila Saadouni - Businesswoman,
Morocco
Melhem Zein - Singer,
Lebanon
Dr. Parween Habib - Journalist & Author,
Bahrain
Elham El Fadhalah - Actor,
Kuwait
Antonio Signorini - Sculptor,
Italy
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