Saeed bin Ahmed Al Lootah: A life lived by Islamic principles

Born in 1923, Saeed Al Lootah was a prominent business leader

Last updated: December 07, 2020 | 21:01

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Saeed Lootah (centre) seen with two of his relatives (1947).

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Saeed Lootah is seen on board of a ship during one of his visits to India (Late 1970s).

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Saeed Lootah seen in a conversation with delegates at a conference (1970s).

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Saeed Lootah seen with General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Also seen is Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla (far left), Crown Prince of Umm Al Quwain and Mohammed Al Murr (second left). | File photo

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Saeed Lootah with Saudi businessman Saleh Kamil, President of Dallah Al Baraka Group. Both of them are interested in Islamic banking.

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Saeed Lootah giving a speech at a conference (mid 1970s).

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Saeed Lootah seen with Saudi Prince Mohammed Al Faisal.

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Saeed Lootah (left) with Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, CEO of Dubai Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corp. at the inauguration of Co-op-Islami Food factory in Jebel Ali.

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Saeed Lootah seen with Saif Al Ghurair (second right) at the opening of the Islamic Centre in Ireland by Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance and Industry.

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Saeed Lootah seen with His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President, Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Finance Minister and General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Defence Minister.

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Saeed Lootah (second right) seen with Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President, Dubai Department of Civil Aviation and Chairman of Emirates Group (second left), and Saleh Kamil (left) at a conference on Economic Islamic thinking organised by Dubai Islamic Bank and Dallah Al Baraka Group, Dubai (1995).

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Saeed Lootah seen with The President His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the Late Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum (mid 1970s).

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Saeed Lootah says, “Education in the UAE is imported... we did not study our needs and whether it suits our way of life.” Lootah in his office at the Technical Institute of Islamic School, (2000).

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Saeed Lootah, Founder and Director of Technical Institute of Islamic School, at his office in Dubai.

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Saeed bin Ahmed Lootah, Chairman of Dubai Medical College (1987).

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