ABU DHABI: Her Highness Shaikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, Supreme President of the Family Development Foundation and Head of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, has paid tribute to the UAE’s march of progress, the foundation of which was laid by the late Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and sustained by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Shaikha Fatima made the remarks as she attended on Friday a celebration held at the Zayed Sports City to mark the 45th UAE National Day.
Others who attended the celebration included Wedad Babaker, wife of the President of Sudan; Dragica Nikolic, Serbia’s First Lady; Keita Aminata Maiga, Mali’s First Lady; the daughter of Egyptian President Abdul Fattah Al Sissi; Irina Bokova, director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) as well as Shaikhas and women ministers and leaders.
“We cherish the National Day anniversary as we celebrate over four decades of progress, peace and security, under the wise leadership of Shaikh Khalifa, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai; His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces; and Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates,” Shaikha Fatima said.
