Features of Khalaf Ahmed Al Habtoor exceeding two billion dirhams

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Al Habtoor Group, Khalaf Al Habtoor, called on members of society and his institutions to ensure that more charitable work for the benefit of humanity and improve its conditions, indicating that the announcement of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, 2025, “The Year of Society”, is an initiative that embodies the values ​​of solidarity and social solidarity that is an essential pillar in the UAE’s approach.

The total personal donations allocated by the Emirati businessman Khalaf Ahmed Al Habtoor exceeded two billion dirhams, directed to support a wide range of initiatives inside and outside the UAE, and these contributions were not limited to providing financial support only, but also included investing in the development of societies, enhancing dialogue between religions, supporting education and scientific research, improving health care services, in addition to major projects aimed at reducing poverty and raising the standard of living For the most needy groups.

In this context, the Executive Director of the Department of Local Affairs and Community Relations in the Al Habtoor Group, Abdul Salam Al Marzouqi, praised the pioneering role played by Al Habtoor in charitable work, saying: “The commitment of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Habtoor Group, behind Ahmed Al Habtoor to charitable work is not just financial contributions, but rather a sustainable vision that seeks to make a real change in the lives of individuals and societies. His humanitarian initiatives, whether inside or outside the UAE, reflect the spirit of giving on which it grew up, and enhances the lofty values ​​on which our state is based, as it is a role model in societal responsibility, and represents a role model for the private sector in supporting sustainable development.

Education and scientific research

• Khalaf Al Habtoor Center for Assistant Technology Sources at Zayed University, the center aims to support personal and vocational development for students with special needs.

• Supporting Imam Malik College.

• Sharjah University: a contribution to the development of higher education programs.

• Support the Emirates Airlines Festival for Literature.

Dubai Harvard Medical Research Corporation: Continuous support in health research.

• Scholarships: Al -Habtoor provided scholarships for hundreds of stalled students in schools and universities.

• A grant for 100 Afghan female students to complete their education in the UAE universities, while providing housing and health insurance.

• Al -Habtoor sponsored multiple cultural, literary and scientific prizes:

> The Awash Bint Khalifa Al -Suwaidi Award.

> Khalaf Al Habtoor Award for Achievement.

> Khalaf Al Habtoor Award for the Holy Quran and the Noble Sunnah.

> Khalaf Al Habtoor Award for Arabic.

> Evangelical dialogue episodes with Mr. Khalaf Ahmed Al Habtoor.

> Print the book of jurisprudence in Maliki jurisprudence.

> He provided scholarships to hundreds of stalled students at the Emirates International School, Government Schools, Private Schools and Universities.

Health and medical care

• Al -Jalila Specialist Hospital for Children: A donation of 10 million dirhams to support its medical services.

• Khalaf Al Habtoor Medical Simulation Center, which is the first comprehensive training facility through simulation in the region, is located in the Mohammed Bin Rashid Medical Academic Complex in Dubai Medical City.

• Coffee-19:

> Submit 50 advanced ambulances at a cost of 24 million dirhams.

> A complementary medical building for quarantine, which includes more than 100 rooms, provided the Dubai Health Authority for patients.

• 4000 annual dialysis sessions of three million dirhams.

• Supporting needy patients: Providing a free treatment for low -income people.

Global humanitarian contributions

Palestine:

• UNRWA’s support: providing humanitarian and food assistance to Palestinian refugees in Syria and the West Bank, and supporting Palestinian workers: employing 200 Palestinian workers in the West Bank, the value of this contribution is one million dirhams.

• The “Peace Ways” initiative: to support peace achievement efforts by cooperating with the Carter Foundation.

• Send ambulances equipped to Gaza to support the health sector.

• During the 2010 “Agithmoo” campaign: More than 100 vehicles were donated to support the affected families in the West Bank and Gaza, and he also organized a charity championship between the Emirates and Palestine to collect donations.

• He provided more than 20 million dirhams to the Cooperation Foundation to support the Palestinians and meet their needs.

Lebanon

Total aid for Lebanon exceeded 73 million dirhams (20 million dollars) in recent years, including:

• Supporting the health sector: After the Beirut Port explosion in 2020, more than 7.5 million dirhams (two million dollars) were provided to support the affected hospitals, such as Al -Makassed Hospital and Rafic Hariri University Hospital.

• House reconstruction: Restoring 300 homes in Ashrafieh and its vicinity.

• Crares to support the needy: Distributing more than 50,000 food parcels and blankets to poor Lebanese families in more than 100 villages.

• Khalaf Al Habtoor Hospital in Akkar: funding 100 million dirhams, serves 22 villages in northern Lebanese, and provides advanced medical services.

• Launching a aid campaign to distribute food in Lebanon for Syrian and Palestinian refugees, and the needy of the Lebanese, with more than 100 million dirhams.

Egypt:

• Khalaf Al Habtoor Stadium at the American University of Cairo: Establishing a sports stadium of 18.5 million dirhams.

• Providing a grant Khalaf Ahmed Al Habtoor at the American University of Cairo, which grants 10 distinguished Egyptian students from outside Cairo Governorate, the opportunity to study at the university amounting to 24 million dirhams.

• Scholarships for Al -Azhar University students: Covering the expenses of 5,000 male and female students.

• A contribution to the “Long Live Egypt” fund: donate 10 million dirhams to support national development.

• Support the Egyptian army: Providing 100 “pickup” cars to the Egyptian army to enhance its services.

• Maintenance and rehabilitation of the College of Engineering in Cairo.

US:

• A grant Khalaf Al Habtoor at the University of Illinois: Providing support of 10 million dirhams to the Leadership and National Archive Center at the university.

• Dr. Khalef Al Habtoor Fund for Children in Illinois: A 1.8 million dirham contribution to provide food for needy children.

• Supporting kidney disease research through Zayed Charitable Marathon.

• An annual grant for the Carter Foundation – the Middle East Program, specifically to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinians with more than 10 million dirhams.

• Launching and supporting the “Peace Ways” initiative between the Palestinians and the Israelis in cooperation with the Carter Foundation.

• Providing a grant for a campaign “I seek help from Filipina”, which was launched by the Emirates Red Crescent Authority to alleviate the suffering of the displaced Syrians in Jordan and Lebanon, at a value of 10 million dirhams.

• Building and operating mosques in Jordan, two mosques in Albania and a mosque in Kosova.

In October 2016, Al Habtoor pledged to allocate 100 million dirhams of his own money as part of the launch of a plan to alleviate poverty, and appealed to other white hands to donate similar sums, saying: “In the 21st century, I do not understand how people in regions of the world suffer from a severe humanitarian crisis and severe hunger, that they are deprived of their basic needs, this is unacceptable.”

Al Habtoor said in one of his previous posts on the communication sites: “I appeal to everyone to contribute within their potential to help the least fortunate, the size of the donation is not the most important.

With this deep human vision, Khalaf Al Habtoor continues his path in charitable work, stressing that giving is not just a commitment, but rather an ethical responsibility towards society and humanity as a whole.

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