Specialization and excellence in the service of Zakat through spreading awareness thereof, acceptance of the Zakat amounts and development of its resources, and spending it in the channels specified by Shari’ah, in order to achieve social development in the UAE.
The Zakat Fund in Abu Dhabi allocated a monthly stipend of 3000 for a citizen called Abu Abdel-Rahman over a whole year to help overcome the difficult financial circumstances he faces.
Abu Abdel-Rahman, whose story was published in Emarat Alyoum is a citizen from Abu Dhabi. He has a family of three sons, with impaired eyesight, and he also has a problem with the rental of the apartment where he lives. The rent is 70 thousand dirhams, which he cannot afford any more because of the deterioration of his financial circumstances, and the owner asks him to pay the installments in arrears or leave the apartment.
The Zakat Fund Discusses the Mechanisms of Coordination and Cooperation with Djibouti
Source: The Zakat Fund Media, 6/4/2010
HE Abdullah Bin Oqeidah Al-Muheiry, Secretary-General of the Zakat Fund received the delegation of the Zakat Department Foundation of Djibouti at the headquarters of the Fund in Abu Dhabi, during the delegation's visit to the UAE to discuss the means of cooperation. The delegation, headed by Umar Ismail Ujal, General Manager of the Zakat Department in Djibouti, accompanied by both Muhammad Hassan Abdullah, Manager of Projects and Relations, and Abdullah Awliya, the Cultural Counselor of the Embassy of Djibouti paid a visit to the headquarters of the Zakat Fund in Abu Dhabi to discuss coordination and cooperation mechanisms, and review the Fund's pioneering experience and work systems, with a view to benefiting from them.
The Zakat Fund Offers Help to Abu Alaa, Who Needs Urgent Kidney Transplant
Source: Emarat Alyoum newspaper on 6/4/2010 p. 11 Ahmed Al-Muzahmi - Dubai
Abu Alaa, a 55 year-old Jordanian, suffers from kidney failure three years ago, and must have dialysis three times a week, and was advised by doctors at the Tawam Hospital to have a kidney transplant as soon as possible, because his health is deteriorating.
Abu Alaa has a family of five children, and he works in a private company for 10 thousand dirhams out of which he pays 8600 dirhams as payment of bank obligations, and lives in an apartment paying a rent of 26 thousand dirhams.
The Zakat Fund in Abu Dhabi allocated a monthly stipend of 3000 for a citizen called Abu Abdel-Rahman over a whole year to help overcome the difficult financial circumstances he faces.
Abu Abdel-Rahman, whose story was published in Emarat Alyoum is a citizen from Abu Dhabi. He has a family of three sons, with impaired eyesight, and he also has a problem with the rental of the apartment where he lives. The rent is 70 thousand dirhams, which he cannot afford any more because of the deterioration of his financial circumstances, and the owner asks him to pay the installments in arrears or leave the apartment.
The Zakat Fund Discusses the Mechanisms of Coordination and Cooperation with Djibouti
Source: The Zakat Fund Media, 6/4/2010
HE Abdullah Bin Oqeidah Al-Muheiry, Secretary-General of the Zakat Fund received the delegation of the Zakat Department Foundation of Djibouti at the headquarters of the Fund in Abu Dhabi, during the delegation's visit to the UAE to discuss the means of cooperation. The delegation, headed by Umar Ismail Ujal, General Manager of the Zakat Department in Djibouti, accompanied by both Muhammad Hassan Abdullah, Manager of Projects and Relations, and Abdullah Awliya, the Cultural Counselor of the Embassy of Djibouti paid a visit to the headquarters of the Zakat Fund in Abu Dhabi to discuss coordination and cooperation mechanisms, and review the Fund's pioneering experience and work systems, with a view to benefiting from them.
The Zakat Fund Offers Help to Abu Alaa, Who Needs Urgent Kidney Transplant
Source: Emarat Alyoum newspaper on 6/4/2010 p. 11 Ahmed Al-Muzahmi - Dubai
Abu Alaa, a 55 year-old Jordanian, suffers from kidney failure three years ago, and must have dialysis three times a week, and was advised by doctors at the Tawam Hospital to have a kidney transplant as soon as possible, because his health is deteriorating.
Abu Alaa has a family of five children, and he works in a private company for 10 thousand dirhams out of which he pays 8600 dirhams as payment of bank obligations, and lives in an apartment paying a rent of 26 thousand dirhams.
Ahmed Bin Zayed, One of the Young Leaders, and a Source of Pride for our Nation
Source: Al-Ittihad Newspaper, 11 on 2/4/2010
The Secretary General of the Zakat Fund Abdullah bin Oqeidah Al-Muheiry stated that the death of Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed is a grave loss for the UAE and its people. May Allah have mercy on him! He was one of the young leaders who had great contributions in the humanitarian and charity work, and he managed to make a difference in the investment sector on the global level.
The Zakat Fund Launches the Goodness Channels with the Khalifa Fund for Project Development
HE Abdullah Bin Oqeidah Al-Muheiry, Secretary-General of the Zakat Fund signed a Memorandum of Understanding with HE Dr. Ahmed Khalil Al-Mutawa, CEO of the Khalifa Fund for Project Development, at the Khalifa Fund headquarters. The Memorandum aims at creating decent living opportunities for the Zakat beneficiaries, enabling them to interact with the community, and turning them into positive individuals contributing effectively in advancing the process of development. This can be achieved through the creation of opportunities for them to join the vocational training programs and providing job opportunities that best suit their abilities in order to achieve the greatest degree of social solidarity.
5 Million Dirhams Offered by Sharjah Islamic Bank to the Zakat Fund
Source: The Khaleej Times on 29/3/2010 Sharjah Islamic Bank announced donating five million dirhams to the Zakat Fund to support the benevolent efforts which seek to achieve a socially interdependent and interrelated human society. Muhammad Abdullah, CEO of the bank announced that taking part in supporting the Zakat Fund is the beginning of a strategic community partnership with the Fund, which mainly contributes to enhancing the charitable events, in application of the basic principles of Sharjah Islamic Bank, and as part of the strategy approved by its board of directors for the dissemination of the concept of community partnership.
Source: Zakat Fund Media 25/3/2010 The Zakat Fund organized a course on knowledge management at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, under the program of human resources development, in cooperation with the Department of Human Resources Development of the Dubai Police. The course was held over three days with the participation of 30 members of the Fund, and was presented by Lieutenant Anwar Saleh Al-Nemr. His Excellency Abdullah bin Oqeidah Al-Muheiry Secretary-General of the Zakat Fund stated that the Zakat Fund is keen to find ways that help promote the employees thought and performance, as we live in a world based on information which the individual needs to know and deal with, so as to improve the level of the individual; hence the performance. Knowledge management is one of the modern concepts, whose literature has developed rapidly. The past years have witnessed the increasing interest of several sectors in adopting the concept of knowledge management.
38 Thousand People Benefited from 2 .2 Billion Dirhams, Allocated for Social Assistance
Source: Khaleej Newspaper, p. 13 on 23/3/2010 In his foreword to the book titled: "Four years of achievements: A Report on the Achievements of the United Arab Emirates Government", His Highness Sheikh Muhammad Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, may Allah protect him, urged all parties in the UAE to draw lessons from this report for planning the future. HH stated: "The past years did not only witness achievements, but also brought challenges which we faced with hard sincere work, which yielded prosperity for our homeland and people.
The Zakat Fund Receives Two Million and Six Hundred Thousand Dirhams from 33 Zakat Payers, from Outside the UAE
Source: Al-Ittihad Newspaper, p. 14, Sunday, March 21, 2010 Khawla Al-Badri The Secretary-General of the Zakat Fund Abdullah Bin Oqeidah Al-Muheiry, stated that the Zakat Fund received an amount of two million and six hundred thousand dirhams, from 33 Arab and European countries. Al-Muheiry commented that this reflects the trust placed by the Zakat payers outside the UAE in the UAE and its guided government in general and the Zakat Fund in particular, and reflects the confidence of all people on the UAE land in the Fund’s management of the Zakat revenues, as Zakat is conveyed to all beneficiaries.
Response Source: Emarat Al-Youm Newspaper, p. 11 on 18/3/2010
Offering Help to Abu Ali
The Zakat Fund in Abu Dhabi expressed its desire to offer help to Abu Ali to overcome the circumstances he undergoes, after studying his case. A few days ago, Emarat Al-Youm published his story of suffering because of his health conditions and the difficult living conditions he experiences.
The Zakat Fund Participates with a Life-Granting Drop
Source: Zakat Fund Media 18/3/2010 Within the actualities of community activities, the Zakat Fund initiated a blood donation campaign under the slogan (a drop of blood equals a life), with the participation of all the Fund’s staff, topped by His Excellency Abdullah Bin Oqeidah Al-Muheiry, Secretary-General of the Zakat Fund, and all managers of the Fund’s departments.
A Memorandum of Understanding for Reducing Genetic Disorders in the UAE
Source: The Zakat Fund Media 14/3/2010 A Memorandum of Understanding was signed at the headquarters of the Zakat Fund in Abu Dhabi, between the Zakat Fund and the Emarat Genetic Diseases Association with the aim of reducing the spread of genetic diseases and disorders in the UAE. The MOU was signed Under the direct support and follow-up of the Honorary Chairman of the UAE Genetic Diseases, His Highness Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al-Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research; HE Abdullah Bin Oqeidah Al-Muheiry, Secretary-General of the Zakat Fund; and Dr. Mariam Matar, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Emarat Genetic Diseases Association.
The Zakat Fund Provides Two Million, and Six Hundred Thousand Dirhams as Assistance to Students
Source: Zakat Fund Media 9/3/2010 The Zakat Fund continues to provide assistance within the project (Read) which is sponsored by the Fund to alleviate the suffering of the needy students during the plan of the first quarter of 2010, as it has provided about two million, and six hundred thousand dirhams for payment of the school fees for the needy students. At the Fund’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi, Jamal Khalaf Al-Mazru’i, Manager of the Zakat Revenues and Information, Muhammad Sulayman Al-Ballushi, Manager of the Zakat Beneficiaries Department, presented a check with the value of 33,496 dirhams to Al-Ain Educational Directorate; a check with the value of 183 thousand dirhams to the Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai; a check with the value of 432,800 dirhams to Ras Al Khaimah
The Cabinet Approves the Budget of the Zakat and Marriage Funds
Source: Emarat Al-Youm Newspaper, Monday 8/3/2010 Yesterday, the Cabinet approved the budget of the Zakat and Marriage Funds in the UAE for the current year, and decided on a number of appointments and promotions for a number of government agencies staff. His Highness Sheikh Muhammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, presided over the cabinet meeting held at the presidential palace yesterday, in the presence of HH Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs. The Cabinet also agreed to adopt a number of standard state specifications, and amending some previous specifications regulations, and approved the establishment of the UAE Embassy in the Republic of Chile.
The Zakat Fund Presents the Third Pillar on the Holy Quran Radio
Source: The Zakat Fund Media, 4/3/2010 In collaboration with the Quran radio station in Abu Dhabi, the Zakat Fund will launch the first episode of “the Third Pillar” program, on Wednesday, 10/3/2010, in the framework of the Fund’s plan to raise Zakat awareness, and the program will be presented once a week at 5pm, every Wednesday over one and a half hours. His Excellency Abdullah Bin Oqeidah Al-Muheiry, Secretary-General of the Zakat Fund stated: As a federal foundation, we aim through our strategic and operational plan to raise awareness of the Zakat duty,
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