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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum also honoured a number of major
contributors to the Fathers’ Endowment campaign and awarded them the ‘Mohammed bin Rashid
Al Maktoum Medal for Philanthropy’. Honourees included His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Ahmad
Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA); His
Excellency Abdullah Al Basti, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al
Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Establishment (MBRHC); Mohammed Juma Al Naboodah;
Masih Imtiaz, CEO of Imtiaz Developments; Imran Farooq, CEO of SAMANA Developers; Ahsan
Rasheed, CEO of Peace Homes; Yussuffali MA, Chairman of Lulu Group; Siddharth Balachandran,
Executive Chairman and CEO of Buimerc Corporation Ltd.; His Excellency Abdullah Matar Al
Mannai, Chairman and Managing Director of Emirates Auction; Omar Al Mannai, Executive Director
of Emirates Auction; Dr. Abdulla AlGhfeli, Acting Director-General of the Integrated Transport
Centre; Brigadier Mohammed Al Braik Al Ameri, Executive Director of the Drivers and Vehicles
Licensing Sector; Ahmed Mahboob, CEO of Licensing Agency at Dubai’s Roads and Transport
Authority (RTA) and Naresh Bhawnani, Chairman of the West Zone Group.

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum also honoured the
campaign’s partners and major contributors, who supported its aims to honour fathers by allowing
individuals to donate in their names to provide sustainable healthcare in underserved
communities. Honorees included Yahya Saeed Lootah, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of
the Saeed Ahmed Lootah Charity Foundation; Khaled Abdul Rahim Al Zarooni; Mohammad Saeed
Al Shamsi from the family of the late Obaid Al Heloo; Huda Al Rostamani, Board Member of AW
Rostamani Group; Mohammed Abdullatif Ibrahim Galadari, Co-Chairman and Group CEO of
Galadari Brothers; Ibrahim Abdullah Alhabib, Chairman of DURAR Group; Dr Mahdi Al Fardan, Vice
Chairman of Alfardan Group; His Excellency Abdullah Ali bin Zayed Al Falasi, CEO and Managing
Director of Dar Al Ber Society; Renuka Jagtiani, Chairwoman of Landmark Group; Nisha Jagtiani,
Group Director at Landmark Group; Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil, Founder and Chairman of Burjeel
Holdings; Mohammed Sharaf Al Dine Sharaf, Board Member of Sharaf Group; His Excellency
Jawaan Awaidha Suhail Awaidha Al Khaili, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB); Muhammad
binGhatti, Chairman of Binghatti Holding; Egor Molchanov, CEO of QUBE Developments; Ubaid
Memoni, Vice Chairman of Al Waseef Group; Abdulla Al Ahmed, Chief Government and VVIP
Relations Officer at e& UAE; and His Excellency Fahad Al Hassawi, CEO of du.

MBRGI's 2024 Year in Review showcases the humanitarian, developmental, and social
achievements of its various initiatives, programmes, and institutions. These efforts alleviated
suffering among vulnerable populations and fostered sustainable, comprehensive change, aligned
with MBRGI's mission to create hope and build a safer, more stable future.

Volunteers
In 2024, MBRGI's initiatives engaged 171,892 volunteers, a significant increase from 160,547 in
2023. These volunteers, alongside 975 staff members, provided crucial support for numerous
humanitarian, relief, health, educational, cultural, and community-focused projects and
programmes. MBRGI also awarded over AED38.5 million (compared to AED25.1 million in 2023) to
incentivise and recognise achievements in humanitarian and developmental work. The foundation

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