Meet the 2019 Muslim Awards of Excellence (MAX) Recipients

According to MAX's co-founder, Aazar Zafar, “[MAX was] inspired by my late father, who cared deeply about Muslims and believed that we should positively contribute to society by being leaders in the sciences, technology, business, law, social sciences, and ethics.”

Each year, members of Canada's Muslim community are nominated for various MAX awards.

Finalists are selected and then the winner is publicly voted on.

The awards were presented at the annual MAX Gala on October 5, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario.

Check out the Muslim Canadians who won a 2019 MAX Award below!

• Professional Excellence Award: Zainab Walji Professional Excellence Award: Zainab Walji
• Business Leader Winner: Mohammad Al Zaibak Business Leader Winner: Mohammad Al Zaibak
• Charity of the Year Award: Syrian Kids Foundation Charity of the Year Award: Syrian Kids Foundation
• Entrepreneur of the Year Award: Saima Khan Entrepreneur of the Year Award: Saima Khan
• Artist of the Year Award: Mustafa Ahmed Artist of the Year Award: Mustafa Ahmed
• Friend of the Community Award: Bernie Farber Friend of the Community Award: Bernie Farber
• Community Excellence Award: Dr. Ambaro Musee Guled Community Excellence Award: Dr. Ambaro Musee Guled
• Woman of the Year: Alaa Murabit Woman of the Year: Alaa Murabit
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Abdalla Idris Ali Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Abdalla Idris Ali
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