UAE: Sheikha Fatima presented with DIHAD International Personality Award for Humanitarian Relief

UAE: Sheikha Fatima presented with DIHAD International Personality Award for Humanitarian Relief

Affectionately known as the Mother of the Nation, she has established multiple programmes for refugee support crisis and disaster response

Published: Mon 13 Mar 2023, 2:43 PM

Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Mother of the Nation and wife of late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, was awarded the DIHAD International Personality Award for Humanitarian Relief at the opening of the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid & Development (DIHAD) Conference and Exhibition on Monday.

The announcement was made by Ambassador Gerard Putman Cramer, CEO of DIHAD Sustainable Humanitarian Foundation, who praised Sheikha Fatima’s efforts in the humanitarian field and called her an outstanding contributor for humanitarian support worldwide.

“She’s a well-known humanitarian figure, a distinguished activist that has established training centres, hospitals and philanthropic projects worldwide,” he said, adding that she has established programmes for refugee support crisis and disaster response and constructed training and educational facilities for health, humanitarian and technological fields.

“She believes that education is a cornerstone of long-term humanitarian action and never hesitated in supporting educational process in disaster-stricken countries. She helped build schools, public libraries, provide scholarships and provide scholarships. She started programmes to empower medical professionals in cutting-edge research facilities,” he said.

Accepting the award on her behalf was the