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5/20/25, 1:12 PM UAE’s industrial trailblazers honored at Make it in the Emirates 2025 - Middle East Business News and Information - mid-east.info

Launched by MoIAT in 2023, the Make it in the Emirates Awards recognize excellence across
the national industrial ecosystem. The awards spotlight leadership in areas such as advanced

manufacturing, sustainability, leadership, talent development, and support for the National In-
Country Value Program – core pillars of the UAE’s vision for a diversified, knowledge-based
economy.

The 2025 edition received a record number of nominations across nine categories, evaluated

under five strategic pillars: In-Country Value, Factory of the Future, Industry Enablers,
Leadership and Talent, and UAE Traditional Crafts. These submissions highlighted the growing

industrial innovation and leadership within the UAE.

The judging panel for the 2025 Make it in the Emirates Awards brought together an esteemed
group of leaders from government, industry, and academia. It included His Excellency Sultan Al
Nayadi, Minister of Youth; HE Al Suwaidi, who also served as Chairperson of the Awards; Her

Excellency Dr. Farah Ali Al Zarooni, Assistant Undersecretary for the Standards and Regulations
Sector at MoIAT; His Excellency Ibrahim Salman Al Hammadi, Executive Director of the

Government Performance and Excellence Sector; Hamad Al Marar, CEO of Edge Group; Shaista
Asif, Group CEO of PureHealth; Norinao Sato, President & CEO of Yokogawa Middle East &

Africa; Prof. Steve Liu, Associate Vice President for Research at Mohamed bin Zayed University
of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI); His Excellency Ahmed Rahma Al Masaood, Board Director of

Al Masaood Group; and Samia Bouazza, Group CEO & Managing Director of Multiply
Group. Technical evaluations were conducted in partnership with the University of Cambridge,
ensuring a rigorous, transparent, and globally benchmarked assessment process.

Winners of the Make it in the Emirates Awards 2025:

Quality Standards Award: Globalpharma
Recognizing excellence in implementing quality systems and delivering high-standard,

trusted products.

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