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!

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