2023 WNTD Award Winners and DG’s Special Recognition Certificate
Corrigendum
This page was updated on 29 May 2023: WHO has withdrawn one of the World No Tobacco Day 2023 awards previously granted to an individual in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. This action was taken in response to evidence that emerged after the award was announced, confirming collaboration between the awardee and the tobacco industry. WHO maintains a zero tolerance policy towards any association with the tobacco industry, recognizing the harmful effects of tobacco on millions of lives.
World No Tobacco Day Award Winners
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Afghanistan
1991 | Dr Sayed Hashim Katara
2017 | Dr Bashir Sarwari
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Bahrain
1990 | Ministry of Health
1993 | Ministry of Interior
1994 | Gulf Air Company
1995 | Ministry of Information
1996 | Mr Mohamed Saleh Abdulrazzag
1998 | Supreme Council for Youth and Sports
2008 | Anti-smoking Society
2011 | Dr Mariam Al Jalahma
2012 | Dr Maha Al Kawari
2014 | Tobacco Control Group, Ministry of Health
2014 | Dr Miriam Abdel Rahim Genahy
2014 | Dr Maha El Kawary
2022 | National Committee to Control Smoking and All Types and Products of Tobacco, jointly with the Tobacco Control Focal Point, Dr Ejlal Faisal Alalawi
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Djibouti
2009 | Ms Samira Ali Higo
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Egypt
1988 | Mr Salah Montaser
1989 | Mrs Samia Sadek
1989 | Al Azhar University
1990 | Mr M. K. Al Goggary
1992 | Arab Region of the World Organization of Science
1992 | Egypt Air
1993 | Medical Syndicate
1994 | Biala Scout Movement
1995 | Ministry of Agriculture
1997 | Dr Ahmed Sultan
1998 | Central Association Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
1999 | Dr Aly Zarzour
1999 | Dr Nasr Farid Wassel
2000 | H.E. Dr Nadia Makram Ebeid
2002 | Mr Mahmoud El Khatib
2003 | Dr Hamdy El Sayed
2004 | Dr Hessein Hamouda
2004 | Mr Amr Khaled
2005 | Dr Ahmed Hamed Atteya
2005 | Professor Dr Sherif Omar
2006 | Dr Mostafa Kamal Eldin Mohamed
2009 | Dr Nasr El Sayed
2010 | H.E. Dr Moushira Khattab
2011 | Dr Hamdy El Sayed
2012 | Mr Mamdouh Sayed Omar
2018 | Dr Hamdy El-Sayed, Professor of Cardiology and Former Head of the Health Committee in the Egyptian Parliament
2019 | Ministry of Finance
2020 | Ms Nesreen Osama Dabous
2021 | Dr Essam Elmoghazy
2022 | Dr Wael Safwat Fahmy Abd Elmeguid
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Iraq
1996 | Anti-smoking Committee
1997 | Ministry of Health
2013 | Multi-sectorial Smoking Control Committee
2016 | Ministry of Health
2016 | Health Committee in the Parliament
2021 | Public Health Directorate, Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention and Control Department, Tobacco Control Section, Ministry of Health and Environment
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Islamic Repubic of Iran
1991 | Dr Hussein Aly
1993 | Dr Javad Fouladired
1994 | Ministry of Health
1999 | H.E. Dr Farhadi
2003 | Dr Seyed Hassan Arefi
2004 | Dr Mohammad Esmaeil Akbari
2007 | Dr Seyed Moa Alavian
2009 | Dr Mostafa Ghaffari
2010 | Iranian Anti Tobacco Association
2011 | Dr Alireza Mesdaghinia
2012 | Dr Marziye Vahid Dastjerdi
2013 | Ms Khadijeh Fereidoun Mohasseli
2014 | Dr Kazem Naddafi
2016 | Dr Ali Akbar Sayyari
2018 | Professor Mohammad Reza Masjedi, Secretary-General of Iranian Anti-Tobacco Association and Tobacco Control Research
2019 | Dr Behazad Valizadeh, Head of National Tobacco Control Secretariat
2020 | Professor Ahmad Jonidi Jafari
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Jordan
1990 | Dr Zohair Melhes
1993 | Royal Jordanian Airlines
1994 | Ministry of Health
1999 | Jordanian Society for Tobacco Control
2006 | Dr Bassam Al Hijawi
2007 | Dr Malek Ayed Habashneh
2010 | Dr Hiba Ayub
2011 | Mrs Mawya Zawawi Hammad
2020 | Tobacco Free Jordan (Lalitadkheen Org)
2021 | Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Mired
2022 | Greater Amman Municipality, jointly with Royal Health Awareness Society
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Kuwait
2010 | Dr Hamdeyah A. S. Al Fadli
2012 | Dr Sami Al Nasser
2018 | Dr Adel Mulla Husain Alturkait, Head of Health Promotion Committee, Head of Preventive Medicine Unit, Capital Region, Ministry of Health
2020 | Dr Anwar Jassim Borahmah
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Lebanon
1994 | Ministry of Health
1996 | Al Maqassad Islamic Scout Society
1999 | Dr Youssef Bassim
2003 | Mr George Kordahi
2007 | Dr Kifah Al Kassar
2008 | Mrs Nadine Kayrouz El Krab
2010 | Roteract District 2450
2012 | Mr Mutaa Majzoub
2013 | Dr Atef Morched Majdalani
2013 | Dr Rima Nakkash
2014 | Dr Jamil Kasrine El Halabi
2018 | Dr Fadlo R. Khuri, President of the American University of Beirut
2019 | Professor Salim Daccache, Rector of Saint-Joseph University of Beirut
2020 | Dr Ghazi Zaatari
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Libya
1991 | Public Scouts and Guide Movement of Libya
1998 | National Health and Social Education Committee
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Morocco
1990 | Professor Mohamad Bartal
1993 | Ministry of Public Health
1995 | Moroccan Association for Education and Prevention
1995 | ISESCO 1997 | National Moroccan Olympic Committee
2005 | Professor Dr Mohamed Bartal
2008 | Lalla Salma Association Against Cancer
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Oman
1991 | Dr Musalam Ben Seif Bualy
1996 | Ministry of Health
2011 | Dr Jawad Ahmed Al Lawati
2013 | The Public Authority of Consumer Protection
2016 | Ms Sabah Mohammed Al Bahlani
2016 | Mr Issa Said Al Kiyomi
2017 | The Secretariat General for Taxation, Ministry of Finance
2023 | Dr Mohammed Bin Saif Al-Hosni, Past Chair, National Tobacco Control Committee and Undersecretary for Health Affairs (retired)
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Pakistan
1990 | Dr Naim Aun Jafari
1991 | Professor H. A. Kazi
1994 | Cancer Society 1996 | Punjab Football Association
1997 | Dr Suhaib Khan
2000 | Mr Abdul Khalek Shaker
2002 | Mr Imran Khan
2007 | Pakistan International Airlines (under Mr Ahmed Saeed)
2009 | Dr Javid Khan
2015 | H.E. Ms Saira Afzal Tarar
2018 | Mr Muhammad Waqas Tarar, Director, Tobacco Control Cell
2021 | Tobacco Control Cell, Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination
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Palestine
2013 | Dr Asad Ramlawi
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Qatar
1992 | Dr Ahmed Hajar
1999 | Ministry of Health
2003 | H.E. Dr Hajar Ahmed Hajar Albenali
2006 | Dr Ahmed Abdel Karim Al Mulla
2017 | Dr Ahmad Mohamed Al Mulla
2021 | HMC Tobacco Control Center, WHO Collaborating Center
2023 | Dr Kholoud Ateeq Al-Mutawaa, Head of Non Communicable Diseases Division, Ministry of Public Health
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Saudi Arabia
1989 | Saudi Airlines
1992 | Dr Youssef Al Hamdan
1993 | Ministry of Health
1995 | Dr Aly Al Bar
1997 | Saudi Sports Medicine Association
1999 | Health Ministers Council States for Gulf Cooperation
2003 | H.E. Dr Usama Bin Abdel Maguid Shobokshi
2004 | Dr Tawfik Ahmed Khoja
2005 | Mr Khalid Sibaithi
2006 | Dr Abdullah Mohammed Nasser Al Bedah
2007 | King Abdallah Ibn Abdel Aziz Al Saud
2009 | Dr Tawfik Ahmed Khoja
2012 | Dr Majed Al Munif
2016 | Ministry of Health
2019 | His Excellency Dr Tawifq bin Fawyan Al-Rabiah, Minister of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Director-General’s Special Recognition Award)
2021 | Dr Ali Hammad Alzahrani
2022 | Tobacco Control Programme, Tabouk, jointly with Dr Ahmed Elnagib Abdelrahim Ahmed
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Sudan
1989 | Dr Mohamed M. Al Arabi
2006 | Mr Ahmed Abdel Rahman Mohamed
2008 | Dr Ahmed Abd El Rahman Mohame
2011 | Dr Alaa Aldeen Abdalla Abo Zed
2022 | Dr Ahmed Abdalla Elhassan Abdalla
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Syrian Arab Republic
1991 | Syrian Society Against Tuberculosis
1996 | Revolution Youths Union
1998 | Healthy Village Programme
2000 | Village of Akraba
2006 | Dr Wasim Maziak
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Tunisia
1995 | Tunisian Scout Movement
2005 | Professor Dr Ibrahim El Gharbi
2008 | Mrs Raoudha Kaabi
2009 | H.E. Mr Mondher Zenaidi
2010 | Dr Mounira Nebli
2012 | Professor Abdellatif Chabbou
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United Arab Emirates
2014 | H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi
2018 | Dr Wedad Alhaj Al-Maidoor, Consultant Family Physician, Director of PHC Dubai Health Centers, Head of Tobacco Control Team
2019 | Tobacco Control Team in Abu Dhabi, Department of Health Abu Dhabi, Ministry of Health
2023 | Ministry of Health and Prevention
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Yemen
1992 | Ministry of Public Health
1997 | H.E. Dr Najeeb Saad Ghanem
2022 | Dr Mohammed Ahmed Al-gesha
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Other
2023 | Dr Hani Al Gouhmani, Former EMR Regional Coordinator, Framework Convention Alliance (FCA)
Director-General’s Special Recognition Certificate
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Tunisia
2023 | H.E. Professor Ali Mrabet, Minister of Health