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BIAF - Beirut International Awards Festivals

The first edition of the Beirut International Awards Festivals was held in November 27, 2010 at BIEL Pavillion Royal, Beirut. This edition honored various personnalities from different countries and different domains as Ghada Abdel Razek, Khaled Youssef, Carole Samaha, Nicolas Jebran, Assala Nasri, Asma Lmnawar and others...

The following year was dedicated to Gebran Khalil Gebran, this great poet, writer and philosopher originally from Lebanon, and this edition also based in BIEL Pavillion Royal.

The 3rd Edition of BIAF was held in November 27, 2012 and honored great personnalities such as Loubna Abdul Aziz, Cyrine Abdel Nour, Latifa,

BIAF in its 4th edition was a special one, especially that this edition was dedicated to 2 great musicians of Lebanon: Assi and Mansour Rahbani. In this edition, Ziad Rahbani, Nadine Rassi, Chahe Yerevanian, Youssra, Ghassan Saliba, Abed Fahed, May Khalil, Aliki Mauschis Gauget, Gaby Lteif, Elissa, Hussein Al Jasmi, Ali Jaber and Oussama Rahbani.

The 5th edition of BIAF was a big successful one as it took place for the 1st time in Zaitunay Bay by the sea. The honorees were: Patricia Kaas, Wael Kfoury, Hussen Fahmi, Minister Michel Pharaoun, Minister Leila Solh Hamade, Carmen Lebbos, Ahlem Mosteghanemi, Hoda Haddad, Guy Manoukian, Sylvio Tabet, and others.And this year was dedicated to the creators of a serie of cartoons as Tom and Jerry, Scooby doo : William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, originally Lebaneses.

The following year took place also in Zaitunay Bay and honored various personalities such as Alessandro Safina, Ward El Khal, Sulafa Memar, Inas Dighedi, Nawal Kuwitiya, Pelin Karahan, Claude Barzotti, Tom Fletcher, Nancy Ajram, Saber Rubai, Antoine Kerbaj and others. This year was desicated to the Lebanese star SABAH.

BIAF 7th Edition was one of the best years of BIAF, as it took an international contain. This year's honorees were Meryem Uzerli, Helene Segara, Mohamed Al Hout, Yvonne Abdul Baki, Dr Elie Abboud, Minister Bahia Hariri, Angela Dimitriou, Jeane Manson, Raoul Di Blasio, Michel Fadel, George Chalhoub, Elsy Ferneini, Vartan Melkonian and 3 success Stories: Dr Raed Lattouf, Mustapha Ahmad and Nicolas Moussally. This year was dedicated to Major General Fouad Chehab and was under the patronage and presence of Prime Minister Cheikh Saad Hariri.