We are proud to announce and recognize these three successful women business owners from Bahrain.
Nominated by UNIDO
Nawal Yousuf Alsabbagh, Founder & CEO, Nawal Since 1989, www.nawalsince1989.com
Nawal is the founder and CEO of Nawal Flowers which she started in 1989. She has won the prestigious Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum’s top prize against a list of some 120 Middle Eastern entrepreneurs. As an accomplished artist, Nawal treats her flower arrangements as paintings rather than just a bouquet of flowers. She is an Artentrepreneur and also owns an Art Gallery. Recently, Nawal has expanded her entrepreneurship business in Health and Beauty. She owns the Health Lab, which caterers healthy organic meals and Sorelle Beauty Salon. Recently. She launched “Adara Training Center” for Beauty Institution, Technical and Vocational training.
The company primarily does business in Bahrain and some of the Gulf countries but wishes to expand further in the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia as well as other Gulf countries.
Nominated by The Bahrain Businesswomen’s Society
Nominated by Ahlam Janahi
Nahed Eshaq, Founder & Managing Director, PLAN Concept, D. Haus W.L.L., wwwdhausonline.com
Nahed Eshaq is a dynamic multilingual professional with over 20 years of extensive experience in Art, Design, Landscaping, and Architecture. Her company, D Haus, was founded 4 years ago and is already a renowned retail home furniture business in Bahrain and the Middle East. She is also the Founder & Managing Director of PLAN Concepts, and she founded The Fleurologist, a pristine flower & design concept, and Link Atelier Bahrain, the local gateway to a world of lush furniture and accessory brands. She also runs her own art gallery, Art Link, and is an advocate for young artists of all mediums.
The company does business in Bahrain & Saudi Arabia and Nahed wishes to expand to other Gulf countries and the UK market.
Nominated by The Bahrain Businesswomen’s Society
Dr. Waheeda Juma Al Doy, Founder & CEO, GRIP Group
In 2012, after a 15+ years of working with the UN High Commission in Bahrain, working with women and children who were victims of violence and persecution and afterwards she joined the Economic Development Board in Bahrain, Waheeda opened a private school for students to make a difference in the lives of young people, offering life skills they need to become contributing members of society. Soon founded another company GRIP. It focuses on creating and acquiring playgrounds, providing sports courses, equipment and providing well-balanced food. In addition they offer international competitions in partnership with the Ministry of Youth & Sports.
Waheeda does business in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia & the UAE. She wished to expand in the middle east and Europe by providing schools and expanding GRIP fitness centers.