Iqbal Damit is a youth advocate and community leader from Brunei Darussalam. He has actively promoted inclusive community-based development and intensified regional cooperation towards a resilient ASEAN Community.

Since 2010, Iqbal Damit has been a visible figure in the implementation of humanitarian relief initiatives among affected populations in the region. He has specifically served displaced persons through the mobilisation of primary needs such as nutritional sustenance, water, sanitation system, shelter, and education facilities among others. His perseverance in implementing ground operations in humanitarian relief has also inspired greater participation of the youth in such efforts.

As founder of the Brunei Darussalam based non-profit organisation Hand4Hand, Iqbal Damit advocates for volunteerism among the youth. Under his leadership, Hand4Hand has worked with over 2,000 volunteers to support the delivery of humanitarian assistance and emergency responses in the region and beyond to serve the vulnerable and needy. Through Hand4Hand, Iqbal Damit envisions to assemble one million ASEAN youth in a collaborative ASEAN awareness programme.

ASEAN appreciates his commitment in initiating voluntary collective actions and generating greater awareness among the youth. The ASEAN Prize is awarded as a tribute for his work, and further, recognition of an exemplary young leader of ASEAN.