It has been a year of awards for a Scottish entrepreneur.

Azeem Ibrahim has been awarded both the coveted St. Andrews Society’s Distinguished Citizens Award for 2009, as well as a Honourary Doctorate from Glasgow Caledonian University. This comes just two months after he was awarded the Insider Elite International Executive of the Year Award.

President and CEO of the Society Gus Noble said: “The mission of the Saint Andrew Society is to nourish Scottish identity through service, fellowship and celebration of Scottish culture. We recognize the importance of Azeem’s commercial, civic, military, academic and charitable accomplishments.”

The St. Andrew’s Society celebrates Scotland and Scottish identity and culture through service and fellowship, and its previous recipients of the St. Andrews award have been impressive ambassadors for Scotland. Last years recipient, Arne Duncan, become President Barack Obama’s Secretary of Education.

Azeem commented: “I am totally thrilled and overjoyed to receive all these awards. I was born and grew up in Scotand but have spent the last few years travelling the globe, but Scotland has always been my home. I try to better it when I am here and try to promote it when I am abroad.”