AWARDS & RECOGNITION

2023 appointed WHO Health Champion (Ambassador to the World Health Organisation)

2023 Abu Dhabi Festival Honorary Lifetime Award

2022 Recipient of the Takreem International Cultural Excellence Award

2022 reappointed UNESCO Artist for Peace for a third term

2020 reappointed UNESCO Artist for Peace for a second term

2018 Ambassador of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

2018 Goodwill Ambassador of the Iraqi Red Crescent

2017 Culture Person of the Year - Al Muwaten

2017 The best artist in the prospect of Alawiya Club of the most prominent Iraqi personalities

2017 accreditation by UNESCO as their Ambassador and UNESCO Artist for Peace

2016 Assigned Goodwill Ambassador for the international Non-Violence Project

2013 Golden Peas Rights, after a medal awarded by the German Center for Wonderland in Berlin.

2012 Josie International Award for the prestige of art and humanity.

2010 Festival of Stars Forum / Alexandria - Capital of Arab Tourism

2010 First International Cultural Festival in Constantine, Algeria

2010 Creativity Award from the 42nd Cairo International Book Fair

2010 Honouring during the Alexandria's celebration as Capital of Arab Tourism at the Alexandria Opera House, Egypt

2010 First Istanbul International Festival Award for his work and participation in enriching the festival

2009 Certificate of Appreciation from Cairo International Book Fair in its 41st session celebrating the Jerusalem Capital of Arab Culture - Cairo Opera House

2009 Shield of the General Authority of the Libyan Press

2009 A pledge of appreciation and appreciation from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for his humanitarian and refugee efforts

2009 Shield of thanks and appreciation in the glorious April Festivals / Aleppo, Syria

2009 Award of artistic creativity - Arab Thought Foundation

2008 Shield and Medal - Phoenix International Festival of Culture, Arts and Media

2008 Accreditation by the Iraqi Arab red Crescent as their Ambassador for Peace

2008 Honoured by the House of Culture "Ibn Rachid Oud night" in Tunis

2007 Award of the jury of the Buenos Aires International Film Festival in Argentina

2007 Fifth Alexandria song festival

2007 Arab Film Festival Award / Rotterdam, Netherlands

2006 - 2005 Honoured at the third annual competition for children writing in literature - Mahmoud Al-Maghout to honor the symbols of Arab culture

2005 Medal of love of the first class of the Center for Research and Future Studies / Governorate of Raqqa, Syria

2005 Certificate of Appreciation from the World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Middle East / Beirut

2005 Creativity Necklace from the Iraqi Story House.

2004 Certificate of Merit from the Directorate of Culture in the Annaba State of Algeria and the Medal of the 50th Anniversary of the Algerian Liberation Revolution

2003 Creativity Award from Al Owais Cultural Foundation, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2002 Certificate of Appreciation from the Second Jordanian Song Festival

2002 A certificate of thanks and appreciation for the celebration of science and media, the first session of the celebration of the Moroccan Oud Sultan Said Chraibi in Morocco

2001 - 2000 A Certificate of Appreciation for his personal works, Wolfra Oyoun, and Al Oud House: Each separately from the Arab Music Festival and Conference

2000 Arab Society Prize - Italy 

2000 honoured eight times at the House of Culture Maghreb Ibn Khaldoun Vim Tunisia, the last of which was in 2000

2000 Shield of the Department of Middle East Studies at the American University in Cairo

1999 Certificate of appreciation from the Arab Academy of Music in Jordan for arbitration in the first international oud competition

1999 Shield of the University of Bahrain in Sakhir

1998 Royal British Academy Award

1998 Medal of Taha Hussein Museum in Egypt

1998 Certificate of appreciation for presenting the opening night reading poetry of Leider Mahmoud and Talal Haidar Festival

1997 The title of "Best Arab Music of 1997" "Al Majala" magazine

1997 The Cultural Shield of the UAE by the Abu Dhabi Cultural Council

1996 Medal of the Supreme Council of Culture Cairo Festival of Poetic Creativity in Egypt

1995 Honored from the University of Sousse - Faculty of Arts at a ceremony held in his honor

1994 best oud player in a referendum conducted by Radio Monte Carlo

1994 Medal of the City of Palermo, Italy, received from the Governor

1994 Best Artist in Iraq Award

1992 Shield of the symbol of the Palestinian struggle in the celebration of Earth Day in Tunisia

1992 The Order of the City of Agadir in Morocco

1991 Award of the Higher Institute of Music in the fifth session of the Carthage Theater for the best musical performance of the drama of the contemporary love story

1990 - 1988 The Iraqi Artists Syndicate honoured him three times

1988 Best Arab Music Award at the Jerash Festival in Jordan

1986 Award for the best emotional melody in Iraq