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4/3/24, 8:54 AM Mohammed bin Rashid chairs MBRGI Board of Trustees meeting, announces results of its Year in Review 2023 report - UAE - Emir…
Al Maktoum for investing all resources, expertise and innovative ideas to improve the lives of tens of millions of people, helping them
build a better future, and further establish the UAE’s humanitarian role.”

“During 2023, MBRGI managed to reach 111 million people in 105 countries, helped meet their needs and aspirations by expanding
its sustainable projects and increasing spending, which grew by AED 400 million compared to 2022 across its five pillars,” he added,
commending the efforts of MBRGI staff and more than 160,000 volunteers.

The ceremony included highlights of MBRGI key projects and inspiring stories of beneficiaries around the world, and presented a

summary of the Mothers’ Endowment campaign which aims to honour mothers by establishing a AED 1 billion endowment fund to
sustainably support the education of millions around the world.
During the ceremony, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum bestowed the “Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Medal for Philanthropy” to major contributors to humanitarian efforts and charity campaigns, in acknowledgment for their generosity,
including their significant contributions to the Mothers’ Endowment campaign. Personalities honoured with this medal included P.N.C
Menon, Founder and Chairman of Sobha Realty; Naresh Bhawnani, Founder and President of West Zone Group; Mirwais Azizi,
Founder and Chairman of Azizi Developments and Abdul Rahim Mohammed Belghozooz Al Zarooni, Founder and Chairman of Al
Zarooni Group of companies.

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum also honoured a group of major contributors to, and partners of the

Mothers’ Endowment campaign including Staff Major General Pilot Faris Khalaf Al Mazrouei, Abu Dhabi Police Commander-in-Chief;
Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai
(RTA); Dr. Mahdi Al Fardan, Vice Chairman of Alfardan Group; Saeed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and
Water Authority (DEWA); Abdullah Al Basti, Chairman of the
Board of Trustees of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Establishment (MBRHC); Lieutenant General
Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Chairman Board of Trustees of the Saeed Ahmed Lootah Charity Foundation; Yahya Saeed Lootah, Vice
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Saeed Ahmed Lootah Charity Foundation; Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman and CEO
of DP World; Huda Al Rostamani; Board Member and Director at AW Rostamani Group; Rizwan Sajan, Founder and Chairman of
Danube Group; Siddharth Balachandran, Executive Chairman and CEO of Buimerc Corporation; Atif Rahman, Founder and
Chairman of ORO24 Real Estate Developments; Gheyath Mohammad Gheyath, Founder and Chairman of GINCO Group; Mohamed

Ali Al Ansari, Chairman of Al Ansari Exchange, Dr. Abdulkader Sankari, Founder of Abdulkader Al Sankari and Sons Group, Renuka
Jagtiani, Chairwoman of Landmark Group; Farid Al Mulla; CEO of Emirates Islamic Bank; Yasser Sharaf, Vice President of Sharaf
Group; Dr. Mohammed Suhail, CEO and Managing Director of Dar Al Ber Society; Fahad Al Hassawi, CEO of Emirates Integrated
Telecommunications Company (du); Masood Sharif, CEO of etisalat by e&; Jawaan Awaidha Suhail Awaidha Al Khaili, Chairman of
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank; Obaid
Maimani, Deputy Chairman of Al Waseef Group; Hazem Al Hamed, CEO of Al Saqer Property Management; and Abdullah Al Mannai,
Chairman and Managing Director of Emirates Auction.

MBRGI’s Year in Review report reflects the humanitarian, developmental and social feats accomplished by a host of initiatives,
programmes and institutions all operating under MBRGI during 2023, which helped alleviate the suffering of vulnerable groups and
effect a sustainable, comprehensive change that aligns with MBRGI’s mission of creating hope and shaping the future of a safer,

more stable world.

In 2023, MBRGI has boosted operational efficiency and resource optimization, increasing the number of beneficiaries to 111 million
people and its spending to AED 1.8 billion compared to AED 1.4 billion in 2022. Its projects attracted 160,547 volunteers joining
hands with its 1,028 employees, compared to 150,266 volunteers in 2022.

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