Winners of the Minister of Interior’s Excellence Awards Dedicate their Achievements to the Community
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, June 17th 2015 [ME NewsWire]
The winners of the third edition of the Minister of Interior’s Excellence Awards have announced that their achievements and success are dedicated to the citizens, residents, and visitors of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). As a promise to the nation’s higher leadership and to Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, the recipients of the award vowed to continue their march of excellence and achievement in order to achieve further results that are befitting of the UAE’s level of progress, prosperity, and stability.
Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior, said that such significant results were made possible only through the support of His Highness, the Minister of Interior, and through the confidence of the public. As a gesture of gratefulness for such support, he added that the country should continue to endeavor to obtain further achievements.
He expressed his confidence in the ability of the Ministry’s male and female staff members to meet the aspirations of a brighter tomorrow, and to efficiently perform the tasks and duties that have been entrusted to them. “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.
Major General Khalifa Hareb Al Khaili, Acting Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs, noted that the awards achieve the vision of the Ministry in the security field as per its strategic plan. The awards motivate both individuals and team members to work in a competitive way that contributes to the advancement and elevation of police and security work as per the standards of quality and excellence.
He added that the awards aid the development and skills of new generations of commissioned and non-commissioned officers in the areas covered by the awards, and the areas related to their arbitration and evaluation processes. He pointed to the commitment and continuous atmosphere of learning that has been spread amongst arbitrators and evaluators of the awards in all sectors for police recruits. This is due to their close work with experts and neutral arbitrators that were chosen by the Minister of Interior’s Excellence Award Committee. He also noted the excellent work that had been undertaken by the officers, which included the supervision and assessment of their units and internal departments. He said that this work marks the police work methodology in the Ministry.
Major General Khamis Matar Al Muzainah, Commander General of the Dubai Police, stressed that the award exemplifies the Ministry’s strategy and the aspirations of the higher police leadership that aims to: encourage excellence and innovation, develop a positive attitude among the public, encourage the public to adhere to the law and public safety norms, and to promote cooperation between the police and all segments of the society.
He recalled the words of HH the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, when he said that thanks to the support and attention paid by the leadership of the country, excellence has become a defining feature of the UAE - for both the people and the government of the nation. His Highness commended the leadership of the country for tirelessly following-up with every endeavor that contributes to elevating the union’s banner. Such efforts have instilled hope and vigor within the hearts of the sons and daughters of the nation, and have motivated them to reach the highest levels by furthering the achievements gained in progress, prosperity and stability; and present a new start for the work of all police headquarters in the UAE.
He valued the efforts of the police leadership of the UAE, the distinguished work teams, and the distinguished and creative individuals who won the awards and received this prestigious honoring. He said that the recipients of the award have contributed in achieving the goals of the Ministry. He praised their enthusiasm and creative initiatives that drive the process of innovation through integrated performance that contributes to sustainable institutional development. He said that this leads to high quality, excellence; and the achievement of strategic objectives that aim to enhance security and safety, ensure readiness, maintain public confidence, and invest in human resources. He also noted that it is an effective use of financial and technological resources, as it encourages working with partners and being creativity.
Brigadier Ali Abdullah bin Alwan Al Nuaimi, Commander-in-Chief of RAK Police, expressed his deepest gratitude to Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, for his efforts and follow-up with all UAE headquarters. He pointed that dedicating such prestigious awards for excellence by HH exemplifies the quality of distinguished and precise work.
He congratulated all winners, participants and those in charge of the awards; and called upon them to continue this success and redouble their efforts in order to elevate the level of police work.
He said that the success achieved is not new to the Ministry in general, and to the personnel of RAK Police in particular. He noted that this is a new achievement and a new challenge that can be added to other achievements and records of the police general headquarters.
The Commander-in-Chief of RAK Police explained that by implementing these awards in police institutions falls in line with the wise vision of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, in making the UAE one of the best country’s in the world in terms of security and safety. He said that the awards meet the aspirations of His Highness in promoting performance and developing police and security work, and are complementary to the Ministry’s methodology in promoting the spread of quality and excellence culture in all sectors. He mentioned that the awards reflect practical reality through the implementation of best practices. He expressed his pride in this distinguished award that will contribute to enhancing innovation and development, and will act as an enabler to further elevate the performance of all staff members in the Ministry.
Brigadier Mohammed Ahmed bin Ghanim Al Kaabi, Commander-in-Chief of Fujairah Police, said that the winning the Distinguished Security Area Award by Al Fujairah Police recognizes the dedicated and sincere efforts made by all staff in the police headquarters with the aim to serve the country.
He said that the Minister of Interior’s Excellence Award is not just an award to motivate employees in the police service, but is one of the most important tools that support various police agencies. He continued that it enables them to renew and optimize services in order to deliver such services to the parties that need them at all sectors of the Ministry at the earliest.
He added that without the support of higher police leadership it would not have been possible to achieve this success. He noted that the award serves as a reference in various police sectors to stimulate the staff to present initiatives that achieve the best performance and elevate the level of police work in order to serve the country, nationals, residents and visitors.
Brigadier Sheikh Sultan bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Commander-in-Chief of Ajman Police; said that winning the Distinguished Management Award is a result of the sincere efforts made by different police staff members and their sense of responsibility towards the tasks they implement to meet the criteria of the awards. He added that this was reflected in winning the price that is considered a part of creative initiatives at the UAE level. He said that the award is a medal of honor for all Ajman police staff members.
He added that the Ministry of Interior provides a stimulating environment for distinguished work as per the best international standards, pointing that the award grants all employees the opportunity to participate, which enhances the ability to benefit from distinguished experiments to achieve developmental leaps within policeman creative work environment.
The Commander-in-Chief of Ajman Police stressed that the recognition is not limited to encouraging winners of the award; it also catalyzes participants or other staff members who did not participate yet. He said that the award provides a clear image of the nature of competitive fields, and a defining methodology of this award’s nature.
Brigadier Saif Mohammad Al Zari Al Shamesi Commander-in-Chief of Sharjah Police said that the award has succeeded in highlighting the efforts of the Ministry’s staff in different fields, disciplines, headquarters, departments and teams that have proved their capabilities by winning in several categories of the award. He said I was honored by the recognition extended by HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. He noted that the recognition is a catalyze for winners of the award to double their efforts, and be dedicated to achieve better standards in all work areas by benefiting from the foundations and criteria set by the award. The award is an incentive and motivation for all employees in the Ministry to win and be aware of its objectives, conditions and standards in their fields, in preparation to enter the competition and win awards in coming sessions.
He explained that since their first edition, these awards played an important role in the development of performance techniques. He said that they brought about a great change not only in the modernization and renovation of means, methods, systems and procedures used in tasks for the completion of customers’ transactions, but it elevated the competitiveness spirit, launched creative abilities, stimulated innovation among all employees. He continued that the awards also push them towards showing their best capabilities and skills in upgrading their work, discover and develop the best solutions to problems they may encounter, and research the latest developments that can enhance the police work by using the latest modern techniques.
Brigadier Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmed Al Mualla, Commander-in-Chief of Umm Al Quwain Police; valued the efforts of all staff in the Ministry and in the awards assessment committees in making the awards a success. He noted that the series of achievements made by the Ministry is an extension of the vision of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior who represents the main motivation of all achievements made by police leaderships in the UAE in all police and security fields.
He added that the awards encouraged staff members and created the competiveness spirit among all sectors in the Ministry to show their skills and achievements in order to promote the successes made throughout the police work journey. He noted that winning the Creative Idea Award and the Best Officer at the Supervision Level Award by Umm Al Quwain Police is a motivation for Umm Al Quwain Police to compete in coming editions of the awards.
Distinguished Teams
Major General Khalil Dawood Badran, Director General of Finance and Services and Chairman of the Green Applications Higher Committee in the Ministry of Interior, said after receiving the Green Applications Award that the award helped in creating a qualitative move of the Ministry’s excellence level. He explained that winning the award is the result of the efforts made by the Abu Dhabi Police in the fields of safety, Health and Environment in line with the police’s commitment to adopt the environment excellence award as a general practice, maintain the external environment, and provide an internal healthy environment for staff members in the general headquarters.
He stressed that Abu Dhabi Police seeks to motivate and encourage general directorates at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters to adopt the best environment solutions and green applications with the aim to maintain a sustainable environment that contributes in elevating the standards of life in the UAE in line with the UAE Vision 2021.
Brigadier Sheikh Mohammed bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Director General of Security and Ports Affairs at Abu Dhabi Police said that winning the Crime Scene Award, the Information and Knowledge Management Award, the Distinguished External Joint Team Award and the Distinguished Comprehensive Police Station Award won by Al Rahba Police Station doesn’t only motivate staff members, but it promotes the efforts of spreading the quality and excellence award in both local and federal sectors. He noted that this is achieved by implementing the best global practices and to keep pace with latest developments with the aim to develop the work environment. He said that this aims to provide distinguished services to all society members motivate staff in governmental and private sectors, develop the security and responsibility sense of the public.
Brigadier Eng. Hussein Ahmed Al Harithi, Director General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police after the Abu Dhabi Police won the Distinguished Technical/Tactical Team Award, E-Excellence Award and the Distinguished Service Development Team, stressed that this win comes to crown the efforts of the Abu Dhabi Police and the Central Operations General Department in implementing the latest contemporary applications and the optimal utilization of the latest technologies to develop work system and elevate the level of the services provided to the public.
He explained that the Abu Dhabi Police adopted various technical projects to help reduce the levels of traffic accidents in general and the fatalities in particular. He pointed to the success of the initiatives in reducing the fatalities of run-over accidents by 52.5% in three years from the beginning of 2011 till the end of 2013, to reach the best international practices. He added that the Minister of Interior’s Excellence Award motivates the employees, and promotes the spirit of creativity and innovation. It also encourages citizens to adopt the ideas and suggestions in work development, and it helps spread the culture of quality and excellence.
Colonel Mohammed Hamid bin Dalmouj Al Dhaheri, Strategy and Performance Development Director General, the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior stressed that the Abu Dhabi Police winning the Best Productivity Measurement Entity Award, and Best Benchmarking Entity, comes due to the support of our leadership for excellence. He pointed that the Abu Dhabi Police established a strategy to achieve the highest levels of efficiency, represented by the high-quality performance.
Colonel 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, explained after receiving the Partnership Management Award, that this achievement of winning the award for the third consecutive time reflects the importance of building true partnerships, which promote the cohesion between the governmental institutions and police bodies and the society. This will reflect positively on all participating parties. He also stressed the commitment of Abu Dhabi Police to an excellent management of its relations with the partners to realize its strategic goals.
Colonel 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, after receiving the Government Communication Award, that winning was possible thanks to the support and directives of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. He expressed his pride of the team, which he considered a medal to be added to the achievements realized by all the members of the Government Communication Team at Abu Dhabi Police.
Al Khajah pointed that the winning of the Abu Dhabi Police of the Government Communication Award exemplifies its efforts in this field. This comes through unceasing work to develop, innovate and create in the field of communication in its various channels.
The Winners: the Award Motivates Innovation
The winners of the Occupational Awards, in the 3rd edition of the Minister of Interior’s Excellence Award, expressed their pride in winning the award, which motivates them to innovate and double the efforts in the march of excellent work.
Mohamed Mohamed Fadel Al Hameli, Secretary-General of Zayed Higher Organization for Humanitarian Care and Special Needs, winner of the Community Service Award of the External Awards for the Distinguished Partners of the MoI, expressed his pride of winning the award. He stressed the depth of strategic relationship between Zayed Highed Organization and the ministry, which helped promote and protect a precious segment of our society. He added that the award is a motivation to develop the partnership for the good of the community to achieve the mutual strategic objectives.
He expressed his gratitude and appreciation to His Highness Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, for the continuous support of meaningful social programs and initiatives, as well as his generous patronage in connection to the activities of Zayed Higher Organization for Humanitarian Care and Special Needs.
Colonel Dr. Khalid Hamad Al Hamadi, Head of the Training Institute Department at the Sharjah Police, winner of the Best Officer at the Specialized Level Award, said that the award is a medal for the winners and a motivation for everyone. It organizes the work with accurate productivity-related standards. Col. Al Hamadi has many achievements and published studies, awareness books for children, and he is the founder of the security education directed for students, which benefited more than 54,000 students.
Colonel Thani Butti Al Shamesi, Head of the Training Department at Abu Dhabi Police, winner of the Best Officer at the Leadership Level Award, said that winning first place in the award comes to crown years of hard work based on the strategy of innovation and creativity.
He added that the award represents a motive and a road map for further excellence. He explained that the award plays a major role in encouraging departments and individuals to present excellent participations and innovative solutions in various fields.
Major 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, after winning the Best Officer at the Tactical/Technical/Engineering Levels Award, stressed that the award helped motivate the corporate work at the Ministry of Interior. This was achieved by laying basis and regulations to organize the corporate competitiveness according to clear standards to encourage the employees, based on discovering the talented employees to continue their efforts in the march of innovation and leadership.
Captain Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Al Suwaidi from Ajman Police General Headquarters, winner of the Best Officer at the Administrative Level Award, said that winning this award is a motivation to double his efforts. He pointed that the award increases the sense of responsibility and improve the results, In addition to promoting the human resources. He explained that his experience lasted 3 years, and enabled him to reach the honoring stage, and that the award provides a competitive environment and represents an important base to promote police work.
Engineer Adnan Saleh Lanjawi from the Dubai Police General Headquarters, winner of the Best New Civilian Staff Member Award, said that the award creates a positive work environment for the employee, to develop him in an optimal manner. He pointed that his win wouldn’t be possible without the support of the Forensic Evidence and Criminology General Department at the Dubai Police, which helped him reach the level of excellence. He also mentioned that the award will give the staff of the MoI more responsibilities to realize more achievements.
First Lieutenant Mariam Darwish Al Hashmi from the Fujairah Police General Headquarters, winner of the Best Officer at the Field Level Award, reiterated that winning the award is a historical moment in her life. She explained that the honoring is a message to the staff of the MoI and to all those who give their best efforts to serve the country.
First Lieutenant Mohammed Abdul Karim Murad, Chief of the Strategic Planning at the Strategy and Performance Development Department, Umm Al-Quwain Police General Headquarters, considered that the Best Officer at the Supervision Level Award is a motivation to develop the innovation of employees, departments and work teams towards more hard work to elevate the police work system. He pointed that he was keen to fulfil the requirements of the award. He also hailed the support of the higher leadership by providing an environment which motivates innovation and development.
Family and Social Excellence
Captain Taghreed Mohamed Saif from the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, winner of the Perfect Mother Award, said that winning the award comes as a crowning of the support provided by the higher police leadership, and its ongoing keenness to pay attention to the police staff and encourage them to double their efforts. She reiterated that her professional success is her campus in raising her children on the values of success and distinction.
She added that the Perfect Mother Award is based on three standards: the perfect employee standards, the family excellence standard and the social excellence standard. They expand to include all the members of the family. She dedicated her win to her husband and her children, her partners in success.
Innovation and Creativity.
Amirah Abdulrahman Balhaj Al Marashda from the Fujairah Police General Headquarters, winner of the first place in the Innovation and Creativity Award, said that the award helps to promote the spirit of innovation and creativity, and encourages the national staff members to adopt the ideas and suggestions in developing their work, and always give the best. She expressed her pride along with her colleagues Hind Juma’a Al Kendi and Moza Suhail Al Samahi, of winning the award and thier participation with a study entitled “Child protection system from suffocation inside vehicles” that enabled them to win.
Serving the Country
Dr. Mariam Ahmed Al Shabibi from the General Department of Human Resources at the Dubai Police General Headquarters expressed her pride of winning the first place of the Best Civilian Staff Member at the Administrative Level Award. She mentioned that the award is a motivation to double the efforts, and continuously strive for excellence. She stressed that her win was not baseless but came due to the support of the police command, which believes in the capabilities of the female staff, and their role in promoting the rise of the country along with the male staff.
First Warrant Officer Aisha Saeed Al Naqbi, from the Finance and Services General Department at the Abu Dhabi Police, expressed her happiness about winning the Best Non-Commissioned Officer and Constable at the Tactical/Technical/Engineering Levels Award. She pointed that the award encourage the staff to adopt the ideas and suggestion to develop the work and helps spread the culture of quality and excellence.
Widad Saeed Al Tunaiji from the Naturalization, Residency and Ports General Department in RAK, winner of the first place in the Best Civilian Staff Member at the Specialized Level Award, said that he win is a reflection of the vision of the Naturalization and Residency sector to foster creativity as an important element in providing excellent customer services. She pointed that the awards, since its inception helped spread and promote the culture of quality and excellence.
Nader Ibrahim Al Issa from the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, winner of the Best Civilian Staff Member at the Field Level Award, explained that the award motivates just competition between the staff. He pointed that he personally submitted more than 30 initiatives, most of them were implemented. More than 25,000 people benefited from the lectures he gave in 2014.
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The Excellence Award and its Standards.
The Minister of Interior’s Excellence Award includes the security, strategic, technological, technical, administration and innovation as follows:
The Distinguished Management Award, won by the Ajman Police General headquarters. The award was received by Brigadier Sheikh Sultan bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Commander-in-Chief of Ajman Police. This award is given to the excellent sector or command, which is distinguished in the development and the implementation of clear strategic plans and highly qualified human resources, and works through integrated processes to achieve the goals of the sector or the command. It also presents positive results during the past years and seeks to implement the best international practices.
The Distinguished Security Area Award (Al Fujairah Security Area), won by the Fujairah Police General Headquarters. The award was received by Brigadier Mohammed Ahmed bin Ghanim Al Kaabi, Commander-in-Chief of Fujairah Police. This award is granted to the distinguished security area, which is distinguished in the development and the implementation of clear mutual strategic plans and highly qualified human resources and works through integrated processes to achieve the goals of the area and the effective communication. It also presents positive results during the past years and seeks to implement the best international practices.
The Best Security Authority Award won by the Dubai Police General Headquarters. Major General Khamis Matar Al Muzainah, Commander General of the Dubai Police. This award is given to the distinguished command in the security field.
The Distinguished Comprehensive Police Station Award won by the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters (Al Rahba Police Station). The award was received by Major General Omair Muhammad Al Muhairi, Director General of Police Operations at Abu Dhabi Police; and Brigadier Sheikh Mohammed bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Director General of Security and Ports Affairs at Abu Dhabi Police. The award is granted to comprehensive police stations that excel in developing and implementing a clear strategic plan and highly efficient human resources. They should accomplish this through coherent security operations that achieve the goals of the station in the area under its jurisdiction, and reflect positive results through the past years, in addition to seeking the implementation of the best global practices to achieve levels which reflect the satisfaction of all segments of customers.
The Ports Security Award (land, sea, air) won by Dubai International Airport, Major General Pilot Ahmed bin Thani, Deputy Commander-in-Chief for ports affairs at Dubai Police. This award is granted to the land, sea and air responsible of providing security services for passengers, passports and customs services, which are achieved by implementing the latest policies and work methods, in accordance to the best international practices.
The Crime Scene Award won by the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters. The award was received by Brigadier Sheikh Mohammed bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Director General of Security and Ports Affairs at Abu Dhabi Police and Lt. Colonel Salem Al Dir’e, Director of Crime Scene Department. The award is granted to organizational units concerned with crime scenes to support and achieve strategic goals, and to implement mechanisms and methodologies through the best local and international practices in collecting evidences and providing results.
The Strategic Development Award was awarded to the Ajman Police General Headquarters and received by Brigadier Sheikh Sultan bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Commander-in-Chief of Ajman Police and Colonel Abdullah Ahmad Al Hamrani, Deputy Chief of Ajman Police. This award was given in recognition of the high standards and indicators of performance in uplifting the level of police work.
The Best Productivity Measurement Entity Award was awarded to the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters and received by Colonel Faisal Sultan Nasser Salem Al Shuaibi, Deputy Director General of Strategy and Performance Development and Major Bashar Khalil Badran, Head of the Human Resources Planning Department. This award recognizes the efforts of developing, rehabilitating, training, and improving the efficiency of human resources.
The Best Customer Services Center Award was awarded to the Dubai Police General Headquarters (Bur Dubai Police Station). It was received by Major-General Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansouri, Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Dubai Police for Criminal Investigation. The award is dedicated to the excellent customer service center (in the organizational structure of department, section, and Center) that has a dedicated customer area (customer waiting hall) and provides services five days a week with at least two open counters. The center’s management should be working on establishing strategic plans of developing services in order to sustain the center’s success and to gain the customer’s trust. The center should also be designing and implementing initiatives that result in providing excellent services, as employees engage in the processes of creating innovative work procedures.
The Partnership Management Award was awarded to the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters. It was received by Major General Mohammed bin Al Awadhi Al Menhali, Acting Assistant Undersecretary of Resources and Support Services at the Ministry of Interior, and Colonel Mubarak Awadh Mubarak bin Muhairom, Director General of Community Protection and Crime Prevention. The award is granted to the sector or the headquarters that excel in managing its partnerships with other entities as per clear and transparent mechanisms, methodologies and standards.
The Human Resources Satisfaction Award was awarded to the Ajman Police General Headquarters and received by Brigadier Sheikh Sultan bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Commander-in-Chief of Ajman Police, and Brigadier Omar Abdul Aziz Al Shamsi, Director General of Resources and Support Services. The award is granted to the entity that achieves the best results in human resources standards and index results in the sector of the award designated for outstanding leadership nominees.
The Green Applications Award was awarded to the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters. The award was received by Major General Khalil Dawood Badran, Director General of Finance and Services; and Colonel Faisal Sultan Al Shuaibi, Head Director of Strategy and Performance Development. The award is granted for exemplary commitment of federal entities to policies that aim to improve environmental performance; reduce the consumption of resources in the federal entities’ activities; achieve the objectives of UAE’s strategy of Green Development; adopt precise standards that include leadership and planning; manage the resources, companies and operations; follow up with the results of the entity concerned with assessment of the level of implementation of the UAE’s strategy of Green Development.
The Planning and Performance Management Award was awarded to the Dubai Police General Headquarters and received by Colonel Sheikh Mohamed Abdullah Al Mualla, Director General of Total Quality. The award is granted to a sector or headquarters that excel in the leadership, development, and support of the implementation of corporate performance systems. They must additionally highlight the positive results throughout the previous years, and strive to implement the best international practices and applications in planning and performance management fields.
The Information and Knowledge Management Award was awarded to the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters and received by Brigadier Sheikh Mohammad bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Director General of Security and Ports Affairs. The award is granted to the sector or headquarters that excel in developing and implementing strategic plans related to managing information, knowledge and highly efficient human resources. This is accomplished through coherent and connected knowledge-based operations capable of achieving desired goals that reflect positive results in past years, in addition to implementing the best global practices in the field of information and knowledge management.
The Best Experiment in Rehabilitating and Reforming Inmates/Juveniles was awarded to the Sharjah Police General Headquarters and received by Brigadier Saif Mohammad Al Zari Al Shamesi Commander-in-Chief of Sharjah Police. The award is granted to the center that is committed and capable to implementing rehabilitation and reformation standards and to contributing to the development of programs that targets youth or the juveniles, in addition to the efforts of identifying their health and psychological situations alongside with their religious and political point of views. The award is also granted to the entities that show understanding the effects of such considerations and responding to them in accordance with the knowledge acquired. It also recognizes the center’s achievements in highlighting the best results in helping the youth in developing their mentality regarding their emotional inclinations and the ability to take their own decisions.
The Distinguished External Joint Team Award was awarded to the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters and received by Major Fadel Ghadeer Al Shamesi, Head of the Team. The award aims to support collective work and promote partnerships. The award is granted to distinguished work teams that achieve excellent results in team work stages that include planning, implementation, result measurement, learning and development. The award is granted to teams concerned with implementing initiatives and projects that are implemented with external partners.
The Distinguished Internal Performance Enhancement Team was awarded to the Dubai Police General Headquarters and received by Colonel Sheikh Mohamed Abdullah Al Mualla, Director General of Total Quality. The award aims to support and encourage teamwork in the sector or headquarters, and is granted to the distinguished work team that realizes excellent results in the various levels of planning, implementation, measurement of results, learning, and development. The award is granted to the teams concerned with implementing initiatives and projects of enhancing corporate performance, main operations, support operations, or cost reduction. Work teams within the sector or headquarters were assessed to determine the winner.
The Distinguished Internal Joint Team Award was awarded to the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters and received by Major General Omair Muhammad Al Muhairi, Director General of Police Operations at Abu Dhabi Police; and Colonel Dr. Rashid Mohammad Borshid, Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The award aims to support collective work and promote internal partnerships in the Ministry of Interior. The award is granted to distinguished work teams that achieve excellent results in team work stages that include planning, implementation, result measurement, learning and development.
The Victims Care Award was awarded to the Sharjah Police General Headquarters (Al Tadamoun Bridge Experiment) and received by Brigadier Saif Mohammad Al Zari Al Shamesi Commander-in-Chief of Sharjah Police. The award is granted to the center that is firmly committed to supporting victims through values of mercy, dedication, diligence, compassion, and respect towards the victims of crime or other incidents. The award also takes into consideration the initiatives and innovative ideas that the center presented to help victims of crimes in addition to the effects and results that the center achieves in supporting and protecting victims.
The Government Communication Award was awarded to the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters represented by the Security Media Department at the General Secretariat of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. It was received by Colonel Dr. Fawaz Khalil Badran, General Director of Security Support; and Colonel Saeed Al Khajah, Director of Air Support Department. The award is granted to the sector or headquarters that excel in leading, developing, implementing and supporting the implementation of governmental communication strategic plan, along with its related methodologies and systems, and for showing positive results during the past years, with endeavors to implement best global practices in the field of government communications.
The E-Excellence Award was awarded to the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters and received by Brigadier Eng. Hussein Ahmed Al Harithi, Director General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police. The award is granted to the sector or headquarters that excel in planning and developing their e-services in an excellent and comprehensive manner, and for implementing and supporting the implementation of e-services policies, and for showing positive results during the past years, with endeavors to implement best global practices in the field of best usage of e-services.
The Distinguished Technical/Tactical Team Award was awarded by the Abu Dhabi Police Headquarters (the team of the reducing fatalities of run-over accidents project) and received by Brigadier Eng. Hussein Ahmed Al Harithi, Director General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police. The award aims to support collective work of a sector or a headquarters. It is granted to teams that achieve excellent results in the team work stages that include planning, implementation, result measurement, learning and development. The award is dedicated for teams that implement initiatives and projects that use modern technologies in a creative way that enhances corporate performance, main operations, support operations, reduce costs, enhance and develop services, or provide new services.
The Best Traffic Entity Award was awarded to the Dubai Police General Headquarters and received by Major General Expert Khamis Matar Al Muzainah, Commander General of the Dubai Police. The award is granted to the excellent traffic headquarters that ensures all traffic efficiency-related issues within its jurisdiction have been addressed, including indicators of traffic fatalities rates per 100,000 people, and traffic accidents rate.
The Best Benchmarking Entity was awarded to the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters and received by Major Rashid Abdullah Al Dosari, Head of the Secretariat of the Institutional Excellence Department. The award recognizes the efficient implementation of the Ministry of Interior’s benchmarking methodology. It aims to promote continuous efforts of developing and enhancing processes, services, and systems to ensure implementing highly-efficient benchmarking processes.
The Crisis and Disaster Management Award was awarded to the Dubai Police General Headquarters and received by Major General Expert Khamis Matar Al Muzainah, Commander General of the Dubai Police. The award is granted to the sector or headquarters that excels in: identifying and documenting potential crises and disasters and its resulting effects; determining its gravity and priority to set the plans of handling crises prior to or during them; and reviewing and developing these plans in accordance with the adopted systems within the Ministry.
The Innovation Management Award was awarded to the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters and received by Colonel Thani Butti Al Shamesi, Head of the Training Department at Abu Dhabi Police. The award is granted to the sector or headquarters that excel in developing, implementing and supporting the implementation of innovation management strategic plan, along with its related methodologies and systems, and for showing positive results during the past years, with endeavors to implement best global practices in the field of innovation management.
The Creative Idea Award 2013 was awarded to the Um Al-Quwain Police General Headquarters and received by Major Salem Ali Hleis. The award is dedicated to highlighting innovative ideas and endeavors to realizing distinguished institutional performance. It also recognizes modern and new solutions that aim to realize success in enhancing and developing the Ministry’s performance in security, administrative, technical, traffic, financial and customer service fields.
The Creative Idea Award 2014 was awarded to the Undersecretary Diwan at the Ministry of Interior and received by First Warrant Officer Omar Saeed Al Shehhi. The award aims to highlight innovative ideas and endeavors to achieve distinguished institutional performance. It also recognizes modern and new solutions that aim to realizing success in enhancing and developing the Ministry’s performance in all fields.
The Distinguished Service Development Team was awarded to the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters and received by Brigadier Eng. Hussein Ahmed Al Harithi, Director General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police. The award aims to support collective work of a sector or headquarters. It is granted to teams that achieve excellent results in the team work stages that include planning, implementation, result measurement, learning and development. The award is dedicated for teams that implement initiatives and projects that aim to enhance services provided to external customers, and increase their satisfaction.
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, June 17th 2015 [ME NewsWire]
The winners of the third edition of the Minister of Interior’s Excellence Awards have announced that their achievements and success are dedicated to the citizens, residents, and visitors of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). As a promise to the nation’s higher leadership and to Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, the recipients of the award vowed to continue their march of excellence and achievement in order to achieve further results that are befitting of the UAE’s level of progress, prosperity, and stability.
Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior, said that such significant results were made possible only through the support of His Highness, the Minister of Interior, and through the confidence of the public. As a gesture of gratefulness for such support, he added that the country should continue to endeavor to obtain further achievements.
He expressed his confidence in the ability of the Ministry’s male and female staff members to meet the aspirations of a brighter tomorrow, and to efficiently perform the tasks and duties that have been entrusted to them. “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.
Major General Khalifa Hareb Al Khaili, Acting Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs, noted that the awards achieve the vision of the Ministry in the security field as per its strategic plan. The awards motivate both individuals and team members to work in a competitive way that contributes to the advancement and elevation of police and security work as per the standards of quality and excellence.
He added that the awards aid the development and skills of new generations of commissioned and non-commissioned officers in the areas covered by the awards, and the areas related to their arbitration and evaluation processes. He pointed to the commitment and continuous atmosphere of learning that has been spread amongst arbitrators and evaluators of the awards in all sectors for police recruits. This is due to their close work with experts and neutral arbitrators that were chosen by the Minister of Interior’s Excellence Award Committee. He also noted the excellent work that had been undertaken by the officers, which included the supervision and assessment of their units and internal departments. He said that this work marks the police work methodology in the Ministry.
Major General Khamis Matar Al Muzainah, Commander General of the Dubai Police, stressed that the award exemplifies the Ministry’s strategy and the aspirations of the higher police leadership that aims to: encourage excellence and innovation, develop a positive attitude among the public, encourage the public to adhere to the law and public safety norms, and to promote cooperation between the police and all segments of the society.
He recalled the words of HH the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, when he said that thanks to the support and attention paid by the leadership of the country, excellence has become a defining feature of the UAE - for both the people and the government of the nation. His Highness commended the leadership of the country for tirelessly following-up with every endeavor that contributes to elevating the union’s banner. Such efforts have instilled hope and vigor within the hearts of the sons and daughters of the nation, and have motivated them to reach the highest levels by furthering the achievements gained in progress, prosperity and stability; and present a new start for the work of all police headquarters in the UAE.
He valued the efforts of the police leadership of the UAE, the distinguished work teams, and the distinguished and creative individuals who won the awards and received this prestigious honoring. He said that the recipients of the award have contributed in achieving the goals of the Ministry. He praised their enthusiasm and creative initiatives that drive the process of innovation through integrated performance that contributes to sustainable institutional development. He said that this leads to high quality, excellence; and the achievement of strategic objectives that aim to enhance security and safety, ensure readiness, maintain public confidence, and invest in human resources. He also noted that it is an effective use of financial and technological resources, as it encourages working with partners and being creativity.
Brigadier Ali Abdullah bin Alwan Al Nuaimi, Commander-in-Chief of RAK Police, expressed his deepest gratitude to Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, for his efforts and follow-up with all UAE headquarters. He pointed that dedicating such prestigious awards for excellence by HH exemplifies the quality of distinguished and precise work.
He congratulated all winners, participants and those in charge of the awards; and called upon them to continue this success and redouble their efforts in order to elevate the level of police work.
He said that the success achieved is not new to the Ministry in general, and to the personnel of RAK Police in particular. He noted that this is a new achievement and a new challenge that can be added to other achievements and records of the police general headquarters.
The Commander-in-Chief of RAK Police explained that by implementing these awards in police institutions falls in line with the wise vision of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, in making the UAE one of the best country’s in the world in terms of security and safety. He said that the awards meet the aspirations of His Highness in promoting performance and developing police and security work, and are complementary to the Ministry’s methodology in promoting the spread of quality and excellence culture in all sectors. He mentioned that the awards reflect practical reality through the implementation of best practices. He expressed his pride in this distinguished award that will contribute to enhancing innovation and development, and will act as an enabler to further elevate the performance of all staff members in the Ministry.
Brigadier Mohammed Ahmed bin Ghanim Al Kaabi, Commander-in-Chief of Fujairah Police, said that the winning the Distinguished Security Area Award by Al Fujairah Police recognizes the dedicated and sincere efforts made by all staff in the police headquarters with the aim to serve the country.
He said that the Minister of Interior’s Excellence Award is not just an award to motivate employees in the police service, but is one of the most important tools that support various police agencies. He continued that it enables them to renew and optimize services in order to deliver such services to the parties that need them at all sectors of the Ministry at the earliest.
He added that without the support of higher police leadership it would not have been possible to achieve this success. He noted that the award serves as a reference in various police sectors to stimulate the staff to present initiatives that achieve the best performance and elevate the level of police work in order to serve the country, nationals, residents and visitors.
Brigadier Sheikh Sultan bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Commander-in-Chief of Ajman Police; said that winning the Distinguished Management Award is a result of the sincere efforts made by different police staff members and their sense of responsibility towards the tasks they implement to meet the criteria of the awards. He added that this was reflected in winning the price that is considered a part of creative initiatives at the UAE level. He said that the award is a medal of honor for all Ajman police staff members.
He added that the Ministry of Interior provides a stimulating environment for distinguished work as per the best international standards, pointing that the award grants all employees the opportunity to participate, which enhances the ability to benefit from distinguished experiments to achieve developmental leaps within policeman creative work environment.
The Commander-in-Chief of Ajman Police stressed that the recognition is not limited to encouraging winners of the award; it also catalyzes participants or other staff members who did not participate yet. He said that the award provides a clear image of the nature of competitive fields, and a defining methodology of this award’s nature.
Brigadier Saif Mohammad Al Zari Al Shamesi Commander-in-Chief of Sharjah Police said that the award has succeeded in highlighting the efforts of the Ministry’s staff in different fields, disciplines, headquarters, departments and teams that have proved their capabilities by winning in several categories of the award. He said I was honored by the recognition extended by HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. He noted that the recognition is a catalyze for winners of the award to double their efforts, and be dedicated to achieve better standards in all work areas by benefiting from the foundations and criteria set by the award. The award is an incentive and motivation for all employees in the Ministry to win and be aware of its objectives, conditions and standards in their fields, in preparation to enter the competition and win awards in coming sessions.
He explained that since their first edition, these awards played an important role in the development of performance techniques. He said that they brought about a great change not only in the modernization and renovation of means, methods, systems and procedures used in tasks for the completion of customers’ transactions, but it elevated the competitiveness spirit, launched creative abilities, stimulated innovation among all employees. He continued that the awards also push them towards showing their best capabilities and skills in upgrading their work, discover and develop the best solutions to problems they may encounter, and research the latest developments that can enhance the police work by using the latest modern techniques.
Brigadier Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmed Al Mualla, Commander-in-Chief of Umm Al Quwain Police; valued the efforts of all staff in the Ministry and in the awards assessment committees in making the awards a success. He noted that the series of achievements made by the Ministry is an extension of the vision of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior who represents the main motivation of all achievements made by police leaderships in the UAE in all police and security fields.
He added that the awards encouraged staff members and created the competiveness spirit among all sectors in the Ministry to show their skills and achievements in order to promote the successes made throughout the police work journey. He noted that winning the Creative Idea Award and the Best Officer at the Supervision Level Award by Umm Al Quwain Police is a motivation for Umm Al Quwain Police to compete in coming editions of the awards.
Distinguished Teams
Major General Khalil Dawood Badran, Director General of Finance and Services and Chairman of the Green Applications Higher Committee in the Ministry of Interior, said after receiving the Green Applications Award that the award helped in creating a qualitative move of the Ministry’s excellence level. He explained that winning the award is the result of the efforts made by the Abu Dhabi Police in the fields of safety, Health and Environment in line with the police’s commitment to adopt the environment excellence award as a general practice, maintain the external environment, and provide an internal healthy environment for staff members in the general headquarters.
He stressed that Abu Dhabi Police seeks to motivate and encourage general directorates at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters to adopt the best environment solutions and green applications with the aim to maintain a sustainable environment that contributes in elevating the standards of life in the UAE in line with the UAE Vision 2021.
Brigadier Sheikh Mohammed bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Director General of Security and Ports Affairs at Abu Dhabi Police said that winning the Crime Scene Award, the Information and Knowledge Management Award, the Distinguished External Joint Team Award and the Distinguished Comprehensive Police Station Award won by Al Rahba Police Station doesn’t only motivate staff members, but it promotes the efforts of spreading the quality and excellence award in both local and federal sectors. He noted that this is achieved by implementing the best global practices and to keep pace with latest developments with the aim to develop the work environment. He said that this aims to provide distinguished services to all society members motivate staff in governmental and private sectors, develop the security and responsibility sense of the public.
Brigadier Eng. Hussein Ahmed Al Harithi, Director General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police after the Abu Dhabi Police won the Distinguished Technical/Tactical Team Award, E-Excellence Award and the Distinguished Service Development Team, stressed that this win comes to crown the efforts of the Abu Dhabi Police and the Central Operations General Department in implementing the latest contemporary applications and the optimal utilization of the latest technologies to develop work system and elevate the level of the services provided to the public.
He explained that the Abu Dhabi Police adopted various technical projects to help reduce the levels of traffic accidents in general and the fatalities in particular. He pointed to the success of the initiatives in reducing the fatalities of run-over accidents by 52.5% in three years from the beginning of 2011 till the end of 2013, to reach the best international practices. He added that the Minister of Interior’s Excellence Award motivates the employees, and promotes the spirit of creativity and innovation. It also encourages citizens to adopt the ideas and suggestions in work development, and it helps spread the culture of quality and excellence.
Colonel Mohammed Hamid bin Dalmouj Al Dhaheri, Strategy and Performance Development Director General, the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior stressed that the Abu Dhabi Police winning the Best Productivity Measurement Entity Award, and Best Benchmarking Entity, comes due to the support of our leadership for excellence. He pointed that the Abu Dhabi Police established a strategy to achieve the highest levels of efficiency, represented by the high-quality performance.
Colonel 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, explained after receiving the Partnership Management Award, that this achievement of winning the award for the third consecutive time reflects the importance of building true partnerships, which promote the cohesion between the governmental institutions and police bodies and the society. This will reflect positively on all participating parties. He also stressed the commitment of Abu Dhabi Police to an excellent management of its relations with the partners to realize its strategic goals.
Colonel 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, after receiving the Government Communication Award, that winning was possible thanks to the support and directives of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. He expressed his pride of the team, which he considered a medal to be added to the achievements realized by all the members of the Government Communication Team at Abu Dhabi Police.
Al Khajah pointed that the winning of the Abu Dhabi Police of the Government Communication Award exemplifies its efforts in this field. This comes through unceasing work to develop, innovate and create in the field of communication in its various channels.
The Winners: the Award Motivates Innovation
The winners of the Occupational Awards, in the 3rd edition of the Minister of Interior’s Excellence Award, expressed their pride in winning the award, which motivates them to innovate and double the efforts in the march of excellent work.
Mohamed Mohamed Fadel Al Hameli, Secretary-General of Zayed Higher Organization for Humanitarian Care and Special Needs, winner of the Community Service Award of the External Awards for the Distinguished Partners of the MoI, expressed his pride of winning the award. He stressed the depth of strategic relationship between Zayed Highed Organization and the ministry, which helped promote and protect a precious segment of our society. He added that the award is a motivation to develop the partnership for the good of the community to achieve the mutual strategic objectives.
He expressed his gratitude and appreciation to His Highness Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, for the continuous support of meaningful social programs and initiatives, as well as his generous patronage in connection to the activities of Zayed Higher Organization for Humanitarian Care and Special Needs.
Colonel Dr. Khalid Hamad Al Hamadi, Head of the Training Institute Department at the Sharjah Police, winner of the Best Officer at the Specialized Level Award, said that the award is a medal for the winners and a motivation for everyone. It organizes the work with accurate productivity-related standards. Col. Al Hamadi has many achievements and published studies, awareness books for children, and he is the founder of the security education directed for students, which benefited more than 54,000 students.
Colonel Thani Butti Al Shamesi, Head of the Training Department at Abu Dhabi Police, winner of the Best Officer at the Leadership Level Award, said that winning first place in the award comes to crown years of hard work based on the strategy of innovation and creativity.
He added that the award represents a motive and a road map for further excellence. He explained that the award plays a major role in encouraging departments and individuals to present excellent participations and innovative solutions in various fields.
Major 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, after winning the Best Officer at the Tactical/Technical/Engineering Levels Award, stressed that the award helped motivate the corporate work at the Ministry of Interior. This was achieved by laying basis and regulations to organize the corporate competitiveness according to clear standards to encourage the employees, based on discovering the talented employees to continue their efforts in the march of innovation and leadership.
Captain Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Al Suwaidi from Ajman Police General Headquarters, winner of the Best Officer at the Administrative Level Award, said that winning this award is a motivation to double his efforts. He pointed that the award increases the sense of responsibility and improve the results, In addition to promoting the human resources. He explained that his experience lasted 3 years, and enabled him to reach the honoring stage, and that the award provides a competitive environment and represents an important base to promote police work.
Engineer Adnan Saleh Lanjawi from the Dubai Police General Headquarters, winner of the Best New Civilian Staff Member Award, said that the award creates a positive work environment for the employee, to develop him in an optimal manner. He pointed that his win wouldn’t be possible without the support of the Forensic Evidence and Criminology General Department at the Dubai Police, which helped him reach the level of excellence. He also mentioned that the award will give the staff of the MoI more responsibilities to realize more achievements.
First Lieutenant Mariam Darwish Al Hashmi from the Fujairah Police General Headquarters, winner of the Best Officer at the Field Level Award, reiterated that winning the award is a historical moment in her life. She explained that the honoring is a message to the staff of the MoI and to all those who give their best efforts to serve the country.
First Lieutenant Mohammed Abdul Karim Murad, Chief of the Strategic Planning at the Strategy and Performance Development Department, Umm Al-Quwain Police General Headquarters, considered that the Best Officer at the Supervision Level Award is a motivation to develop the innovation of employees, departments and work teams towards more hard work to elevate the police work system. He pointed that he was keen to fulfil the requirements of the award. He also hailed the support of the higher leadership by providing an environment which motivates innovation and development.
Family and Social Excellence
Captain Taghreed Mohamed Saif from the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, winner of the Perfect Mother Award, said that winning the award comes as a crowning of the support provided by the higher police leadership, and its ongoing keenness to pay attention to the police staff and encourage them to double their efforts. She reiterated that her professional success is her campus in raising her children on the values of success and distinction.
She added that the Perfect Mother Award is based on three standards: the perfect employee standards, the family excellence standard and the social excellence standard. They expand to include all the members of the family. She dedicated her win to her husband and her children, her partners in success.
Innovation and Creativity.
Amirah Abdulrahman Balhaj Al Marashda from the Fujairah Police General Headquarters, winner of the first place in the Innovation and Creativity Award, said that the award helps to promote the spirit of innovation and creativity, and encourages the national staff members to adopt the ideas and suggestions in developing their work, and always give the best. She expressed her pride along with her colleagues Hind Juma’a Al Kendi and Moza Suhail Al Samahi, of winning the award and thier participation with a study entitled “Child protection system from suffocation inside vehicles” that enabled them to win.
Serving the Country
Dr. Mariam Ahmed Al Shabibi from the General Department of Human Resources at the Dubai Police General Headquarters expressed her pride of winning the first place of the Best Civilian Staff Member at the Administrative Level Award. She mentioned that the award is a motivation to double the efforts, and continuously strive for excellence. She stressed that her win was not baseless but came due to the support of the police command, which believes in the capabilities of the female staff, and their role in promoting the rise of the country along with the male staff.
First Warrant Officer Aisha Saeed Al Naqbi, from the Finance and Services General Department at the Abu Dhabi Police, expressed her happiness about winning the Best Non-Commissioned Officer and Constable at the Tactical/Technical/Engineering Levels Award. She pointed that the award encourage the staff to adopt the ideas and suggestion to develop the work and helps spread the culture of quality and excellence.
Widad Saeed Al Tunaiji from the Naturalization, Residency and Ports General Department in RAK, winner of the first place in the Best Civilian Staff Member at the Specialized Level Award, said that he win is a reflection of the vision of the Naturalization and Residency sector to foster creativity as an important element in providing excellent customer services. She pointed that the awards, since its inception helped spread and promote the culture of quality and excellence.
Nader Ibrahim Al Issa from the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, winner of the Best Civilian Staff Member at the Field Level Award, explained that the award motivates just competition between the staff. He pointed that he personally submitted more than 30 initiatives, most of them were implemented. More than 25,000 people benefited from the lectures he gave in 2014.
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The Excellence Award and its Standards.
The Minister of Interior’s Excellence Award includes the security, strategic, technological, technical, administration and innovation as follows:
The Distinguished Management Award, won by the Ajman Police General headquarters. The award was received by Brigadier Sheikh Sultan bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Commander-in-Chief of Ajman Police. This award is given to the excellent sector or command, which is distinguished in the development and the implementation of clear strategic plans and highly qualified human resources, and works through integrated processes to achieve the goals of the sector or the command. It also presents positive results during the past years and seeks to implement the best international practices.
The Distinguished Security Area Award (Al Fujairah Security Area), won by the Fujairah Police General Headquarters. The award was received by Brigadier Mohammed Ahmed bin Ghanim Al Kaabi, Commander-in-Chief of Fujairah Police. This award is granted to the distinguished security area, which is distinguished in the development and the implementation of clear mutual strategic plans and highly qualified human resources and works through integrated processes to achieve the goals of the area and the effective communication. It also presents positive results during the past years and seeks to implement the best international practices.
The Best Security Authority Award won by the Dubai Police General Headquarters. Major General Khamis Matar Al Muzainah, Commander General of the Dubai Police. This award is given to the distinguished command in the security field.
The Distinguished Comprehensive Police Station Award won by the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters (Al Rahba Police Station). The award was received by Major General Omair Muhammad Al Muhairi, Director General of Police Operations at Abu Dhabi Police; and Brigadier Sheikh Mohammed bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Director General of Security and Ports Affairs at Abu Dhabi Police. The award is granted to comprehensive police stations that excel in developing and implementing a clear strategic plan and highly efficient human resources. They should accomplish this through coherent security operations that achieve the goals of the station in the area under its jurisdiction, and reflect positive results through the past years, in addition to seeking the implementation of the best global practices to achieve levels which reflect the satisfaction of all segments of customers.
The Ports Security Award (land, sea, air) won by Dubai International Airport, Major General Pilot Ahmed bin Thani, Deputy Commander-in-Chief for ports affairs at Dubai Police. This award is granted to the land, sea and air responsible of providing security services for passengers, passports and customs services, which are achieved by implementing the latest policies and work methods, in accordance to the best international practices.
The Crime Scene Award won by the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters. The award was received by Brigadier Sheikh Mohammed bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Director General of Security and Ports Affairs at Abu Dhabi Police and Lt. Colonel Salem Al Dir’e, Director of Crime Scene Department. The award is granted to organizational units concerned with crime scenes to support and achieve strategic goals, and to implement mechanisms and methodologies through the best local and international practices in collecting evidences and providing results.
The Strategic Development Award was awarded to the Ajman Police General Headquarters and received by Brigadier Sheikh Sultan bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Commander-in-Chief of Ajman Police and Colonel Abdullah Ahmad Al Hamrani, Deputy Chief of Ajman Police. This award was given in recognition of the high standards and indicators of performance in uplifting the level of police work.
The Best Productivity Measurement Entity Award was awarded to the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters and received by Colonel Faisal Sultan Nasser Salem Al Shuaibi, Deputy Director General of Strategy and Performance Development and Major Bashar Khalil Badran, Head of the Human Resources Planning Department. This award recognizes the efforts of developing, rehabilitating, training, and improving the efficiency of human resources.
The Best Customer Services Center Award was awarded to the Dubai Police General Headquarters (Bur Dubai Police Station). It was received by Major-General Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansouri, Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Dubai Police for Criminal Investigation. The award is dedicated to the excellent customer service center (in the organizational structure of department, section, and Center) that has a dedicated customer area (customer waiting hall) and provides services five days a week with at least two open counters. The center’s management should be working on establishing strategic plans of developing services in order to sustain the center’s success and to gain the customer’s trust. The center should also be designing and implementing initiatives that result in providing excellent services, as employees engage in the processes of creating innovative work procedures.
The Partnership Management Award was awarded to the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters. It was received by Major General Mohammed bin Al Awadhi Al Menhali, Acting Assistant Undersecretary of Resources and Support Services at the Ministry of Interior, and Colonel Mubarak Awadh Mubarak bin Muhairom, Director General of Community Protection and Crime Prevention. The award is granted to the sector or the headquarters that excel in managing its partnerships with other entities as per clear and transparent mechanisms, methodologies and standards.
The Human Resources Satisfaction Award was awarded to the Ajman Police General Headquarters and received by Brigadier Sheikh Sultan bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Commander-in-Chief of Ajman Police, and Brigadier Omar Abdul Aziz Al Shamsi, Director General of Resources and Support Services. The award is granted to the entity that achieves the best results in human resources standards and index results in the sector of the award designated for outstanding leadership nominees.
The Green Applications Award was awarded to the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters. The award was received by Major General Khalil Dawood Badran, Director General of Finance and Services; and Colonel Faisal Sultan Al Shuaibi, Head Director of Strategy and Performance Development. The award is granted for exemplary commitment of federal entities to policies that aim to improve environmental performance; reduce the consumption of resources in the federal entities’ activities; achieve the objectives of UAE’s strategy of Green Development; adopt precise standards that include leadership and planning; manage the resources, companies and operations; follow up with the results of the entity concerned with assessment of the level of implementation of the UAE’s strategy of Green Development.
The Planning and Performance Management Award was awarded to the Dubai Police General Headquarters and received by Colonel Sheikh Mohamed Abdullah Al Mualla, Director General of Total Quality. The award is granted to a sector or headquarters that excel in the leadership, development, and support of the implementation of corporate performance systems. They must additionally highlight the positive results throughout the previous years, and strive to implement the best international practices and applications in planning and performance management fields.
The Information and Knowledge Management Award was awarded to the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters and received by Brigadier Sheikh Mohammad bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Director General of Security and Ports Affairs. The award is granted to the sector or headquarters that excel in developing and implementing strategic plans related to managing information, knowledge and highly efficient human resources. This is accomplished through coherent and connected knowledge-based operations capable of achieving desired goals that reflect positive results in past years, in addition to implementing the best global practices in the field of information and knowledge management.
The Best Experiment in Rehabilitating and Reforming Inmates/Juveniles was awarded to the Sharjah Police General Headquarters and received by Brigadier Saif Mohammad Al Zari Al Shamesi Commander-in-Chief of Sharjah Police. The award is granted to the center that is committed and capable to implementing rehabilitation and reformation standards and to contributing to the development of programs that targets youth or the juveniles, in addition to the efforts of identifying their health and psychological situations alongside with their religious and political point of views. The award is also granted to the entities that show understanding the effects of such considerations and responding to them in accordance with the knowledge acquired. It also recognizes the center’s achievements in highlighting the best results in helping the youth in developing their mentality regarding their emotional inclinations and the ability to take their own decisions.
The Distinguished External Joint Team Award was awarded to the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters and received by Major Fadel Ghadeer Al Shamesi, Head of the Team. The award aims to support collective work and promote partnerships. The award is granted to distinguished work teams that achieve excellent results in team work stages that include planning, implementation, result measurement, learning and development. The award is granted to teams concerned with implementing initiatives and projects that are implemented with external partners.
The Distinguished Internal Performance Enhancement Team was awarded to the Dubai Police General Headquarters and received by Colonel Sheikh Mohamed Abdullah Al Mualla, Director General of Total Quality. The award aims to support and encourage teamwork in the sector or headquarters, and is granted to the distinguished work team that realizes excellent results in the various levels of planning, implementation, measurement of results, learning, and development. The award is granted to the teams concerned with implementing initiatives and projects of enhancing corporate performance, main operations, support operations, or cost reduction. Work teams within the sector or headquarters were assessed to determine the winner.
The Distinguished Internal Joint Team Award was awarded to the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters and received by Major General Omair Muhammad Al Muhairi, Director General of Police Operations at Abu Dhabi Police; and Colonel Dr. Rashid Mohammad Borshid, Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The award aims to support collective work and promote internal partnerships in the Ministry of Interior. The award is granted to distinguished work teams that achieve excellent results in team work stages that include planning, implementation, result measurement, learning and development.
The Victims Care Award was awarded to the Sharjah Police General Headquarters (Al Tadamoun Bridge Experiment) and received by Brigadier Saif Mohammad Al Zari Al Shamesi Commander-in-Chief of Sharjah Police. The award is granted to the center that is firmly committed to supporting victims through values of mercy, dedication, diligence, compassion, and respect towards the victims of crime or other incidents. The award also takes into consideration the initiatives and innovative ideas that the center presented to help victims of crimes in addition to the effects and results that the center achieves in supporting and protecting victims.
The Government Communication Award was awarded to the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters represented by the Security Media Department at the General Secretariat of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. It was received by Colonel Dr. Fawaz Khalil Badran, General Director of Security Support; and Colonel Saeed Al Khajah, Director of Air Support Department. The award is granted to the sector or headquarters that excel in leading, developing, implementing and supporting the implementation of governmental communication strategic plan, along with its related methodologies and systems, and for showing positive results during the past years, with endeavors to implement best global practices in the field of government communications.
The E-Excellence Award was awarded to the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters and received by Brigadier Eng. Hussein Ahmed Al Harithi, Director General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police. The award is granted to the sector or headquarters that excel in planning and developing their e-services in an excellent and comprehensive manner, and for implementing and supporting the implementation of e-services policies, and for showing positive results during the past years, with endeavors to implement best global practices in the field of best usage of e-services.
The Distinguished Technical/Tactical Team Award was awarded by the Abu Dhabi Police Headquarters (the team of the reducing fatalities of run-over accidents project) and received by Brigadier Eng. Hussein Ahmed Al Harithi, Director General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police. The award aims to support collective work of a sector or a headquarters. It is granted to teams that achieve excellent results in the team work stages that include planning, implementation, result measurement, learning and development. The award is dedicated for teams that implement initiatives and projects that use modern technologies in a creative way that enhances corporate performance, main operations, support operations, reduce costs, enhance and develop services, or provide new services.
The Best Traffic Entity Award was awarded to the Dubai Police General Headquarters and received by Major General Expert Khamis Matar Al Muzainah, Commander General of the Dubai Police. The award is granted to the excellent traffic headquarters that ensures all traffic efficiency-related issues within its jurisdiction have been addressed, including indicators of traffic fatalities rates per 100,000 people, and traffic accidents rate.
The Best Benchmarking Entity was awarded to the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters and received by Major Rashid Abdullah Al Dosari, Head of the Secretariat of the Institutional Excellence Department. The award recognizes the efficient implementation of the Ministry of Interior’s benchmarking methodology. It aims to promote continuous efforts of developing and enhancing processes, services, and systems to ensure implementing highly-efficient benchmarking processes.
The Crisis and Disaster Management Award was awarded to the Dubai Police General Headquarters and received by Major General Expert Khamis Matar Al Muzainah, Commander General of the Dubai Police. The award is granted to the sector or headquarters that excels in: identifying and documenting potential crises and disasters and its resulting effects; determining its gravity and priority to set the plans of handling crises prior to or during them; and reviewing and developing these plans in accordance with the adopted systems within the Ministry.
The Innovation Management Award was awarded to the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters and received by Colonel Thani Butti Al Shamesi, Head of the Training Department at Abu Dhabi Police. The award is granted to the sector or headquarters that excel in developing, implementing and supporting the implementation of innovation management strategic plan, along with its related methodologies and systems, and for showing positive results during the past years, with endeavors to implement best global practices in the field of innovation management.
The Creative Idea Award 2013 was awarded to the Um Al-Quwain Police General Headquarters and received by Major Salem Ali Hleis. The award is dedicated to highlighting innovative ideas and endeavors to realizing distinguished institutional performance. It also recognizes modern and new solutions that aim to realize success in enhancing and developing the Ministry’s performance in security, administrative, technical, traffic, financial and customer service fields.
The Creative Idea Award 2014 was awarded to the Undersecretary Diwan at the Ministry of Interior and received by First Warrant Officer Omar Saeed Al Shehhi. The award aims to highlight innovative ideas and endeavors to achieve distinguished institutional performance. It also recognizes modern and new solutions that aim to realizing success in enhancing and developing the Ministry’s performance in all fields.
The Distinguished Service Development Team was awarded to the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters and received by Brigadier Eng. Hussein Ahmed Al Harithi, Director General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police. The award aims to support collective work of a sector or headquarters. It is granted to teams that achieve excellent results in the team work stages that include planning, implementation, result measurement, learning and development. The award is dedicated for teams that implement initiatives and projects that aim to enhance services provided to external customers, and increase their satisfaction.
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Abu Dhabi Police GHQ - Security Media
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