Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, wife of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah and patron of the Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Award for Childhood Creativity in Dubai, affirmed that the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, have placed the UAE at the forefront globally.
In a speech on the anniversary of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's ascension to power in Dubai, Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed expressed, "We are pleased and honored to extend our highest congratulations and blessings to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid on this occasion... January 4 will remain a date etched deeply in our hearts."
She added, "We are fully confident in His Highness's visionary and sincere current and future guidance, which have placed the UAE and Dubai on the map of excellence, distinction, and global civilizational creativity. Being number one remains a hallmark of quality and excellence throughout a 16-year journey that has illuminated the path for a nation that has occupied the forefront uncontested, becoming the world's reference for development, growth, and sustainability."
She stated, "As we celebrate these years rich with noble works, we are fully aware and firmly convinced that you, His Highness, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, have established a unique and exceptional leadership school that laid the groundwork for comprehensive modern achievements characterized by civilizational principles surrounded by pure human values and developmental frameworks, centered around human beings for building a nation today and for a bright tomorrow, God willing."
Her Highness Sheikha Latifa emphasized that His Highness's achievements and creativity extend beyond those serving the UAE community and residents alone but have shone like the sun in various arenas through local, Arab, and global initiatives, forming a cohesive system of humanitarian and developmental projects regionally and internationally.
She remarked, "January 4 is a date that resonates deeply, shaping and crystallizing in all of our hearts illuminating signs for a bright future, God willing. And Dubai and the UAE will remain, by the grace of God Almighty and our esteemed leader, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, a nation of dignity and honor," describing him as an exceptional leader who has achieved leadership and safety for the happiness of the loyal Emirati people.
In closing her remarks, Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed pointed out that childhood, family, motherhood, and Emirati women all appreciate the efforts of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in supporting and enhancing frameworks of sustainability, security, and safety for a brighter future as we embrace the next fifty years with strength, will, and determination, God willing.
