Recognition

International Recognition

Projects supervised under Eng. Niyaz Khajah's engineering leadership have received major international awards across construction quality, architectural design, and cultural impact.

Recognition

International Recognition

Projects supervised under Eng. Niyaz Khajah's engineering leadership have received major international awards across construction quality, architectural design, and cultural impact.

Construction Category & Heritage Category

MEED Quality Awards 2017

Jahra & Farwaniya Court Complexes

Recognised for outstanding construction quality and heritage value — the court complexes that became the prototype for all new Kuwaiti courthouses.

Cultural & Heritage Project of the Year

MEED Projects Award 2018

Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Centre

Awarded Cultural & Heritage Project of the Year at one of the Middle East's most prestigious construction industry awards.

Architecture & Design

Index Architecture & Design Award 2018

Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Centre

Recognised for architectural and design excellence at the Index awards, reflecting the Centre's iconic titanium-clad form.

Global Best Projects

ENR Global Best Projects — Award of Merit

Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Centre

Selected by Engineering News-Record for a Global Best Projects Award of Merit — one of the international construction industry's most respected benchmarks.

Public Building of the Year

ABB LEAF Awards 2017 — Public Building of the Year

Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Centre

Named Public Building of the Year at the Leading European Architects Forum Awards, recognising the world's largest museum complex.

Cultural Destination of the Year

"Oscar for Museums" — Leading Culture Destinations, Berlin

Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Centre

Awarded the informal "Oscar for Museums" by Leading Culture Destinations in Berlin — a distinction recognising the Centre's global cultural significance.

Property Awards

International Property Awards 2018

Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Centre

Recognised at the International Property Awards, further affirming the Centre's standing among the world's most significant cultural infrastructure projects.

Engineering Leadership

Gulf Engineering Pioneers Award

Personal Recognition

Awarded by the General Secretariat of the Gulf Engineering Union at the 21st Gulf Engineering Forum, in recognition of her role in advancing joint Gulf engineering work. The forum, held in cooperation with the Bahrain Society of Engineers, focused on disputes in engineering projects and their resolution.

Recognition

Credentials

BSc Civil Engineering

Kuwait University

1995

Contract Consultant Certificate

Union of Engineering Offices, Kuwait

2025

International Recognition

Projects supervised under Eng. Niyaz Khajah's engineering leadership have received major international awards across construction quality, architectural design, and cultural impact.

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