Minister of Interior Excellence Awards winners named

The winners of the third Minister of Interior’s Excellence Awards, which recognize commissioned and non-commissioned officers in the UAE's security field for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), were announced last week. 

Lt. Gen. Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior, said his department was grateful for the support of the UAE and also expressed confidence in the ministry’s staff.

“We are keen to take such steps in order to preserve the leading status of the UAE Ministry of Interior as one of the most modern, innovative, and advanced ministries in the region and the world at large,” he said.

Winners and their awards included: Major Gen. Khalil Dawood Badran, director general of finance and services and chairman of the Green Applications Higher Committee in the Ministry of Interior, Green Applications Award; Brigadier Sheikh Mohammed bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, director general of Security and Ports Affairs at Abu Dhabi Police, Crime Scene Award; Abu Dhabi Police, Distinguished Technical/Tactical Team Award, E-Excellence Award and the Distinguished Service Development Team; Best Productivity Measurement Entity Award and Best Benchmarking Entity; Col. Mubarak Awadh Mubarak bin Muhairom Al Ameri, director general of Community Protection and Crime Prevention at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, director general of Department of Community Police at the Abu Dhabi Police, Partnership Management Award; Col. Saeed Hussein Al Khajah, director of Air Support Department at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, head of the Government Communication Team at the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, Government Communication Award; Mohamed Mohamed Fadel Al Hameli, secretary-general of Zayed Higher Organization for Humanitarian Care and Special Needs, Community Service Award of the External Awards for the Distinguished Partners of the MoI; Col. Dr. Khalid Hamad Al Hamadi, head of the Training Institute Department at the Sharjah Police, Best Officer at the Specialized Level Award; Col. Thani Butti Al Shamesi, head of the Training Department at Abu Dhabi Police, Best Officer at the Leadership Level Award; and Maj. Hassan Ali Muthanna Al Harbi, chief of the Electronic Auditing and Information Security Section at the Electronics and Telecommunications Services General Department, Human Resources and Support Services Sector at the Ministry of Interior, Best Officer at the Tactical/Technical/Engineering Levels Award.

Also honored were:  Capt. Mohammed Ahmed Al Suwaidi from Ajman Police General Headquarters, Best Officer at the Administrative Level Award;  Engineer Adnan Saleh Lanjawi from the Dubai Police General Headquarters, Best New Civilian Staff Member Award; First Lt. Mariam Darwish Al Hashmi from the Fujairah Police General Headquarters, Best Officer at the Field Level Award; First Lt. Mohammed Abdul Karim Murad, chief of the Strategic Planning at the Strategy and Performance Development Department, Umm Al-Quwain Police General Headquarters, Best Officer at the Supervision Level Award; Capt. Taghreed Mohamed Saif from the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, Perfect Mother Award; Amirah Abdulrahman Balhaj Al Marashda from the Fujairah Police General Headquarters, first place in the Innovation and Creativity Award;  Mariam Ahmed Al Shabibi from the General Department of Human Resources at the Dubai Police General Headquarters, first place of the Best Civilian Staff Member at the Administrative Level Award; First Warrant Officer Aisha Saeed Al Naqbi, from the Finance and Services General Department at the Abu Dhabi Police, Best Non-Commissioned Officer and Constable at the Tactical/Technical/Engineering Levels Award; Widad Saeed Al Tunaiji from the Naturalization, Residency and Ports General Department in RAK, first place in the Best Civilian Staff Member at the Specialized Level Award; and Nader Ibrahim Al Issa from the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, Best Civilian Staff Member at the Field Level Award.

Other awards and their recipients included: The Distinguished Management Award, Ajman Police General headquarters; The Distinguished Security Area Award (Al Fujairah Security Area), Fujairah Police General Headquarters; The Best Security Authority Award, Dubai Police General Headquarters;  The Human Resources Satisfaction Award, Ajman Police General Headquarters; The Best Experiment in Rehabilitating and Reforming Inmates/Juveniles, Sharjah Police General Headquarters; The Distinguished External Joint Team Award, Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters; The Distinguished Internal Performance Enhancement Team, Dubai Police General Headquarters; The Distinguished Internal Joint Team Award, Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters: The Victims Care Award, Sharjah Police General Headquarters (Al Tadamoun Bridge Experiment); The Government Communication Award, Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters; The Creative Idea Award 2013, Um Al-Quwain Police General Headquarters; and The Creative Idea Award 2014, Undersecretary Diwan at the Ministry of Interior.