Rashid bin Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum honours winners of “Excellence and Creative Engineering Award”

Rashid bin Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum honours winners of “Excellence and Creative Engineering Award”

Dubai: Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Supreme President of the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Distinguished Academic Performance, honoured winners of the first edition of the “Excellence and Creative Engineering Award” during a ceremony held at the Cultural & Scientific Association in Dubai, on Wednesday.

During the ceremony, Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum also received the Leading Personality Award on behalf of the late Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum in recognition of his accomplishments and initiatives.

The ceremony of the debut edition was attended by Engineer Abdulla Yousef Al Ali, President of the Society of Engineers; Rashad Bukhash, Chairman of the Award's Higher Committee; the award's board members, as well as senior officials and engineering employees from the private and public sectors.

The awarding ceremony was also attended by participants comprising individuals and company representatives, in addition to the award's sponsors and partners, including Dubai South, Dubai Municipality's Buildings Regulation and Permits Agency, UAE University, Higher Colleges of Technology, Gulf Construction magazine, Construction Business News Middle East, and media representatives.

The ceremony began with playing the National Anthem followed by a short film highlighting the launch of the award.

During his keynote speech, Engineer Abdulla