ABANA Achievement Award
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 of the ABANA Achievement Award
2019
Farouk A. Bastaki
Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA)
2018
David M. Rubenstein
The Carlyle Group
2017
H.E. Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)
2016
Laurence D. Fink
BlackRock
2015
A Celebration of Women in Finance and Investment
2013
Hutham S. Olayan
Olayan America
2012
H.E. Mohamed Ali Alabbar
Emaar Properties PJSC
2011
Bader M. Al Sa’ad
Kuwait Investment Authority
2010
H.E. Dr. Muhammad Al-Jasser
Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency
2009
Youssef A. Nasr
HSBC Bank Middle East Limited
2008
Abdul Aziz A. Al-Ghurair
MashreqBank
2007
The Lebanese Banking System
Represented by H.E. Riad Toufic Salamé
2006
Dr. Mohamed El-Erian
Harvard Management Company
2005
Faisal Hamad Al-Ayyar
Kuwait Projects Company (Holding)
2004
Lubna S. Olayan
Olayan Financing Company
2003
Dr. Richard A. Debs
Morgan Stanley International
2002
Dr. Abdullah El-Kuwaiz
Embassy of Saudi Arabia to Bahrain
2000
HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin AbdulAziz Alsaud
Kingdom Holding Company
1999
William R. Rhodes
Citigroup/Citibank
1998
Ghazi M. Abdul Jawad
Arab Banking Corporation
1997
Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz
National Bank of Egypt
1996
Dr. Khaled M. Al-Fayez
Gulf Investment Corporation
1995
Ibrahim S. Dabdoub
National Bank of Kuwait
1994
Nemir A. Kirdar
Investcorp
1993
Abdlatif Yousef Al-Hamad
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
1992
Suliman S. Olayan
The Olayan Group
1990
Abdulla A. Saudi
Arab Banking Corporation
1989
A. Robert Abboud
A. Robert Abboud & Co.
1988
Mohamed Abdul Mohsin Al-Kharafi
National Bank of Kuwait
1987
Salim Ahmed Bin Mahfouz
The National Commercial Bank