UAE Hope Message : The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation’s Board of Trustees met under the direction of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai. During the meeting, His Highness approved the annual business report, which included AED 2.3 billion in total expenditures from the previous year.
His Highness wrote on his X platform account: “I presided over the Board of Trustees meeting of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation. We approved the annual business report during it, which showed that the Foundation had spent AED 2.3 billion in total the year prior. Over 165 million individuals in 122 countries received the aid.
The report results were announced during a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The session was attended by prominent leaders, including His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, along with His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Finance.
Also present were His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai; His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and CEO of Emirates Group; His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the UAE Olympic Committee; Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority; and His Highness Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
I chaired the Board of Trustees meeting of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI), during which we reviewed the annual report. The organization’s total expenditure in 2025 reached AED 2.3 billion, benefiting more than 165 million people across 122… pic.twitter.com/RTKJLUXG52
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) April 25, 2026
The gathering was further attended by several senior officials, including Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Secretary General of the initiative, as well as Saeed Al Attar, Executive Director of the organization.
Among other key attendees were Dr. Alawi Al Sheikh Ali, Chairman of Noor Dubai Foundation; Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of Suqia Foundation; Mohammed Al Murr, Chairman of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Library Foundation; Matar Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the Endowment; Abdullah Al Basti, Chairman of the Charity Foundation; Marwan bin Ghalaita, Vice Chairman of the Emirates Food Bank; Mona Ghanem Al Marri, Chairperson of the Arab Media Award; and Jamal bin Huwaireb, Executive Director of the Knowledge Foundation.