‘You are now like my daughters’: UAE businessman welcomes 3 Afghan girls to Dubai, sponsors their education

‘You are now like my daughters’: UAE businessman welcomes 3 Afghan girls to Dubai, sponsors their education

The girls thanked the businessman and even handed him a small token of their appreciation

By Web Desk Published: Sun 27 Aug 2023, 8:20 AM

Founder and CEO of Al Habtoor Group, Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, met with three Afghan girls after they safely arrived in Dubai.

The businessman is offering the three girls a new lease of life by sponsoring their higher education in the UAE. Posting a video of meeting the girls on X, formerly known as Twitter, Al Habtoor said to them on a heartwarming note: "I will treat you now like you are my daughters."

He reassured the girls by telling them that the UAE is the "safest country in the world" and that they are now in one of the safest places even within the country.

Al Habtoor even urged them to plan out their daily routines and to focus on their "mission" of studying.

Watch the moving video here:

The businessman said in the caption of his X post: "This morning, in the presence of Dr Essa Al Bastaki and the management team at Al Habtoor Group, I met three Afghan female students who made it to Dubai safely, They are among those who received the comprehensive scholarship that I provided