Sheikh Khalifa: The architect behind the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development

Sheikh Khalifa: The architect behind the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development

The ADFD contributed to positioning the UAE as the world’s largest donor of development aid

Published: Sun 15 May 2022, 11:49 PM Last updated: Sun 15 May 2022, 11:51 PM

The late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan played a pivotal role in making the UAE a shining example of generosity and caregiving by reaching out to the world’s less privileged with its spirit of giving and tolerance.

And giving shape to that vision has been the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), which has been driving that vision since it was founded in 1971.

Sheikh Khalifa, who had carried forward the legacy of the late Sheikh Zayed’s spirit of tolerance and giving, was the architect behind the Fund helping drive sustainable development in developing countries around the world.

Paying tribute to Sheikh Khalifa’s lasting legacy, Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, ADFD director-general, told the Emirates News Agency (WAM) that the UAE and the world have lost a wise leader who dedicated his life to serving his country and continue the renaissance started by the late Sheikh Zayed. He said this has seen the UAE become a pioneering model for sustainable development locally and globally.

He said that Sheikh Khalifa’s developmental efforts and humanitarian work, helped the