The ABANA Achievement Award, established in 1985, is presented to outstanding individuals in recognition of significant contributions to the fields of banking, investment and financial services. The award dinner, which typically takes place in the fall, is a major, annual event for the international finance community and brings together hundreds of guests to celebrate an exemplary leader and the valuable relationships between North America and the Middle East.
Past Recipients
| Year | Recipients |
|---|---|
| 2022 | H.E. Yasir O. Al-Rumayyan |
| 2021 | Stephen A. Schwarzman |
| 2019 | Farouk A. Bastaki |
| 2018 | David M. Rubenstein |
| 2017 | H.E. Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh |
| 2016 | Laurence D. Fink |
| 2015 | A Celebration of Women in Finance and Investment |
| 2013 | Hutham S. Olayan |
| 2012 | H.E. Mohamed Ali Alabbar |
| 2011 | Bader M. Al Sa’ad |
| 2010 | H.E. Dr. Muhammad Al-Jasser |
| 2009 | Youssef A. Nasr |
| 2008 | Abdul Aziz A. Al-Ghurair |
| 2007 | The Lebanese Banking System |
| 2006 | Dr. Mohamed El-Erian |
| 2005 | Faisal Hamad Al-Ayyar |
| 2004 | Lubna S. Olayan |
| 2003 | Dr. Richard A. Debs |
| 2002 | Dr. Abdullah El-Kuwaiz |
| 2000 | HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin AbdulAziz Alsaud |
| 1999 | William R. Rhodes |
| 1998 | Ghazi M. Abdul Jawad |
| 1997 | Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz |
| 1996 | Dr. Khaled M. Al-Fayez |
| 1995 | Ibrahim S. Dabdoub |
| 1994 | Nemir A. Kirdar |
| 1993 | Abdlatif Yousef Al-Hamad |
| 1992 | Suliman S. Olayan |
| 1990 | Abdulla A. Saudi |
| 1989 | A. Robert Abboud |
| 1988 | Mohamed Abdul Mohsin Al-Kharafi |
| 1987 | Salim Ahmed Bin Mahfouz |
| 1986 | Dr. Mohamed Abushadi |
| 1986, 2002 | Abdul Majeed Shoman |
| 1985 | Saleh A. Kamel |