Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor,
Chairman of Al Habtoor Group, recently
launched the ‘Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor
Foundation’. The foundation focuses
mainly on developing and improving
human societies in need in the United
Arab Emirates. It also aims at providing
relief and assistance to communities
around the world affected by natural
disasters and social calamities, meeting
the needs of orphans and improving
their welfare, as well as promoting inter-
religious and intercultural communication,
and enhancing education.
The Head Office of Khalaf Ahmad Al
Habtoor Foundation is located in Al
Farooq Mosque and Center in Safa
(Jumeirah) in Dubai. The official launching
ceremony took place in the presence of
Sultan Al Habtoor, Chairman of the Board
of Trustees of the Foundation, and the
Board members, Prof. Rafia Ghubash,
Ahmad Khalaf Al Habtoor, Mohammad
Abdallah Al Haj, Jomaa Khalifa Bin
Thalith, and Abdul Salam Marzooqi,
Secretary General and Director of the
Foundation.
Khalaf Al Habtoor said, “I decided to launch
Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Foundation to
combine all charities I did before and I am
doing now in one framework in the long
run, in accordance with the Foundation
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Statute that defined its objectives and
noble goals.” As for the funding source,
Al Habtoor explained, “Twenty percent of
Al Habtoor Group has been allocated for
the Foundation. It is of course separate
from Zakat which is mandatory for every
Muslim.”
He added, “One of the most important
goals of Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor
Foundation is to help and assist all
humans in general, and UAE nationals
in particular, within a comprehensive and
sustainable development approach and
a healthy environment. It will draw on its
principles looking towards leadership
and excellence.”
The charitable activities of Khalaf Ahmad
Al Habtoor Foundation will extend
to include support for education and
scientific research through establishment
of scientific and research chairs named
after the Founder within and outside
the UAE, support of various sports, and
assistance and grants for researchers
and scholars in different fields and
specialisations.
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