Dubai: Four hundred and sixty-five officers at Dubai’s General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) were promoted to the next rank by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

On behalf of those who were promoted, Major-General Mohammad Ahmad Al Merri, Director-General of GDRFA, expressed his heartfelt thanks and gratitude to President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Shaikh Mohammad for this generous gesture, their follow-up on Emirati youth and their keenness to ensure their people’s happiness.