Under the direction of Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (President of the UAE), His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai), and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces), a month’s basic salary has been granted to employees at government organizations on the occasion of the late Sheikh Zayed’s centenary.

Under the direction of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance, and President of the Dubai Health Authority), employees at the Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences will also be receiving one month’s basic salary on this occasion.

His Excellency Abdullah Bin Souqat, Executive Manager of the Hamdan Medical Award, praised His Highness Sheikh Khalifa for carrying forward the initiative and legacy of His Highness Sheikh Zayed, may Allah rest his soul, of placing the wellbeing of UAE residents at the government’s forefront.