The Distinctive International Arab Festivals Awards (DIAFA) is an annual awards show held in

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

, UAE. It honors distinguished International and Arab personalities in recognition of their annual achievements and contribution towards committees and society betterment. The first edition of DIAFA was held in 2017.

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, *Ali Al Khawar - Poet, * Elissa - Singer, *

Majid Al Mohandis Majid Abd al-Amir Adir al-Attabi ( ar, ماجد عبد الأمير عذير العتابي; born October 25, 1971), better known as Majid Al Mohandis ( ar, ماجد المهندس), is an Iraqi singer and composer. His success in the Arab wo ...

- Singer, *Fadia Al Taweel - Journalist, *Abed Fahed - Actor, * Latifa - Singer, *

Youssra Yousra ( ; ar, يسرا, ; born Seveen Nessim, ) is an Egyptian actress and singer. She is considered as a glamorous icon for the Middle East and is an influential voice in the region. Career Yousra participated as a main Role actress in alm ...

- Actress, *

Khaled Youssef Khaled Youssef ( ar, خالد يوسف; born 28 September 1964), is an Egyptian director and film writer. His films are noted for their use of improvisation and a realistic cinéma vérité style. In a career spanning more than three decades, Yo ...

- Director, *Mohamed Saeed Harib - Director, *

Nurgül Yeşilçay Nurgül Yeşilçay (born 26 March 1976) is a Turkish actress. Biography Nurgül Yeşilçay was born in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, in 1976. She studied drama at the State Conservatoire of Anadolu University in Eskişehir. Since her graduation, she ...

- Actress, *Rima Njeim - Presenter, *Habib Ghloom - Actor, *

Zaha Hadid Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid ( ar, زها حديد ''Zahā Ḥadīd''; 31 October 1950 – 31 March 2016) was an Iraqi-British architect, artist and designer, recognised as a major figure in architecture of the late 20th and early 21st centu ...

- Artichect, * Khaled - Singer,

2018

The 2nd edition of DIAFA was held in January 2018. *

Wael Kfoury Michel Émile Kfoury ( ar, ميشال اميل كفوري; born September 14, 1974), known by his stage name Wael Kfoury (), is a Lebanese singer, Wael Kfoury is called the king of romance and the common nightingale and perfect . Wael has many son ...

– Singer, *

Elçin Sangu Elçin Sangu (born 13 August 1985) is a Turkish actress and model of Circassian descent. With her appearance on television ads and campaigns, she has become one of the highest paid celebrities in Turkey. Sangu is best known for her leading rol ...

– Actress, * Hayat Al-Fahad – Actress, *

Bassel Khaiat Bassel Khaiat (Arabic: باسل خياط, born 29 August, 1977 in Damascus, Syria) is a Syrian actor, working in theatre, television, and film. Early life Khaiat was born in Damascus, Syria, and has a brother named Mohammed. Khaiat started ac ...

– Actor, *

B. R. Shetty B.R Shetty (born 1 August 1942) is an Indian-born businessman who is the founder and acquirer of a number of companies based in the United Arab Emirates, including Abu Dhabi-based NMC Health, Neopharma, BRS Ventures, and Finablr. Shetty's initi ...

– Businessman, *Omar Kamal – Singer, *

Dorra Zarrouk Dorra Ibrahim Zarrouk ( ar, درة إبراهيم زروق; born 13 January 1980) is a Tunisian actress living in Egypt. Early life Dorra was born in Tunis, her father was Ibrahim Zarrouk and her maternal grandfather, Ali Zouaoui, was an econom ...

– Actress, * Irina Bokova – Former director general of UNESCO, *Arina Domski – Opera singer, * Mattar Bin Lahej – Sculptor, * Fayez Al Saeed – Singer and composer, *

Turki Aldakhil Turki bin Abdullah Aldakhil (born 2 July 1973) is a Saudi Arabia, Saudi diplomat and journalist, and the current Saudi ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. He is the former general manager of Al Arabiya Television News Network in Dubai, the ...

– journalist, *Waleed Nassif – Director, * Raha Moharrak – Sportwoman, *ABU – Star of the Year – Singer,

2019

The 3rd edition of DIAFA was held in February 2019. *Dareen Barbar and Arz Zahreddine – Athletes, *

Ali F. Mostafa Ali F. Mostafa (born Ali Faisal Mostafa Bin Abdullatif on 25 September 1981) is a British- Emirati filmmaker, director and producer who is credited as the director of the first Emirati feature-film '' City of Life'' (2009). He is a graduate of L ...

– Director, *

Samira Said Samira Abdelrazak Bensaïd ( ar, سميرة عبد الرزاق بنسعيد, Samīra ʿAbd ar-Razzāq ibn Saʿīd; born 10 January 1958), professionally known as Samira Said ( ar, سميرة سعيد, Samīra Saʿīd), is a Moroccan singer, who ...

– Singer, *SABREEN – Actress, *

Sirusho Siranush Harutyunyan ( hy, Սիրանուշ Հարությունյան; born 7 January 1987), known professionally as Sirusho ( hy, Սիրուշո), is an Armenian singer and songwriter. She received her first award when she was nine years old fo ...

– Singer, * Engin Altan Düzyatan – Actor, * Haifa Hussein – Actress, *Medhat El Adl – Actor, writer and poet, * RedOne – Singer and composer, *

Cyrine Abdelnour Cyrine Abdelnour ( ar, سيرين عبد النور; also spelled Cyrine Abd Al-Nour or Cyrine Abdel-Nour; born 21 February 1977) is a popular Lebanese singer, actress, and model. Her first album, ''Leila Min Layali'', was released in 2004. She ...

– Actress, *

Saber Rebaï Saber Rebai ( ar, صابر الرباعي, ''Saber al Ruba'i''; born 13 March 1967) is a Tunisian pan-Arab singer, actor, and composer of Yemeni Origin. He is known for his song " Sidi Mansour". Some albums carry the variant transliteration Sab ...

– Singer, *

Mahira Khan Mahira Hafeez Khan (; born 21 December 1984) is a Pakistani actress. She started her career as a VJ in 2006. Khan is best known for portraying the role of Khirad Hussain in the romantic-drama ''Humsafar'' for which she received numerous acco ...

– Actress, *Haya Abdulsalam – Actress, * Ayman Zeidan – Actor, *

Nelly Karim Nelly Karim ( ar, نيللي كريم; born 18 December 1974) is an Egyptian actress, model, and ballerina. Life and career Nelly is the daughter of a Russian mother and an Egyptian father from Zagazig. Karim said in an interview with the jou ...

– Actress, *Mike Angelo – Singer and actor, *Wafa Bin Khalifa – Humanitarian, *Huda Riyami – Painter,

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, *Sheikha Alyaziya Bint Nahyan Al Nahyan - Director, * Mustafa Agha - Journalist, *Song Yinxi - Director, *Abdul Mohsen Al Nemr - Actor, *Diana Haddad - Singer, * Latifa - Singer, *

Maxim Khalil Maxim Hani Khalil ( ar, مكسيم هاني خليل; born on 7 November 1978 in Homs) is a Syrian actor. Career After he finished high school, he began as ballet dancer, then became a basketball player in youth and professional level. In 1998 ...

- Actor, *Amjad Abu Ala - Director, *Laila Aziz - Fashion designer, *Yara- Singer, *Sajal Ahad Mir - Actress, *

Mohamed Ramadan (actor and singer) Mohamed Ramadan ( ar, محمد رمضان; born 23 May 1988) is an Egyptian actor, singer, rapper, dancer and producer. Career Acting Mohamed Ramadan began acting during school. He has received the award for greatest nationwide talent three ...

- Actor, *Ammar Omar - Businessman, *

Michele Morrone Michele Morrone (; born 3 October 1990) is an Italian actor, model, singer, and fashion designer appearing in both Italian and Polish films. He gained international recognition after portraying the role of Massimo Torricelli in the 2020 erotic ...

- Actor & Singer, *Elseed - Street artist, *Mansoor Elfeeli - Actor, *Fatma Al Hachemi - Singer, *Mustapha Al Abdallah - Singer, *Saudi German Hospital - Medical sector, *

Gims Gandhi Bilel Djuna (; born 6 May 1986), better known by his stage name Maître Gims () and more recently just Gims (, ; sometimes stylized as GIMS), is a Congolese-French rapper, singer and songwriter. He grew up in France and currently lives i ...

- Singer, *Iveta Mukuchian - Singer,

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, *Radwa El Sherbiny - Journalist, *

Neslihan Atagül Neslihan Atagül Doğulu (born 20 August 1992) is a Turkish actress. She is best known for her role in ''Kara Sevda'' (2015–2017), a series sold to more than 110 countries and the only Turkish TV series winner of the International Emmy Award ...

- Actress, *Nahla Al Fahad - Director, *Magda Zaki - Actor, *

Nawal El Zoghbi Nawal El Zoghbi ( ar, نوال الزغبي, also spelled Nawal Al Zoghbi; born 29 June 1972) is a Lebanese pop singer. She achieved popularity first by dancing and singing traditional Arabic music with a pop sensibility, and later singing in ...

- Singer, * Angham - Singer, *

Saif Nabeel Saif Nabeel ( ar, سيف نبيل; born 4 March 1986) is an Iraqi singer and composer. Discography Nabeel began his career as a rapper before shifting his style to Arabic pop Arabic pop music or Arab pop music is a subgenre of pop music an ...

- Singer, *Yasser Al Qahtani - Athlete, *Khalid Al Razooqi - UAE Police Officer, *Iyad Al Rimawi- Musician, *Laila Eloui - Actress, * Lojain Omran - Journalist, *Jamila Saadouni - Businesswoman, *

Melhem Zein Melhem Zain ( ar, ملحم زين; born 21 October 1982) is a Lebanese singer Career When he was 16, Melhem Hussein Zein first participated in an Amateur Singing Program called ''Kaas Al Nojoum'' (The Cup of the Stars) on the Lebanese LBC ...

- Singer, *Dr. Parween Habib - Journalist & Author, *Elham El Fadhalah - Actor, *Antonio Signorini - Sculptor,

References

External links

* {{official website, https://diafa.org/ Awards established in 2017 2017 establishments in the United Arab Emirates