DP World proud to be a contributor to the UAE’s 40 years of success, says Sultan Bin Sulayem

DP World celebrated the 40^th UAE National Day with a week of traditional Emirati festivities for its employees, partners and friends, and opened a new health clinic to mark the occasion. 

HE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman of DP World today (04 December) inaugurated the new health clinic at Jebel Ali Port in the presence of, Jamal Majid Bin Thaniah, Group CEO, Port and Free Zone World, and Vice Chairman, DP World, Mohammed Sharaf, Chief Executive Officer, DP World, Mohammed Al Muallem, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, DP World, UAE Region, and other senior officials. 

The new DP World Clinic is designed to be the Jebel Ali Free Zone treatment centre for patients requiring primary and cross-disciplinary health management, and will be open between 7 am and 11 pm every day of the week. Equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, the clinic will offer medical consultation, emergency and in-patient services, and medical imaging and laboratory testing services. 

Meanwhile, thousands of people, including the top management executives from DP World’s Head Office and UAE Region, staff members, their families and friends, visited specially erected festival areas at Jebel Ali Port, Port Rashid and Al Hamriya Port. 

HE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman, DP World, said: “The UAE has achieved remarkable success in the forty short years since its founding in 1971.  We are proud that DP World was born, grew and became a thriving global company during this time, and has been a contributor to the success of the UAE. We are honoured to be flying the UAE national colours at DP World’s marine terminals across six continents. We salute our great nation, its wise leadership and its people on this historic occasion.” 

Jamal Majid Bin Thaniah, Group CEO, Port and Free Zone World, and Vice Chairman, DP World, “The past four decades mark an eventful period in the UAE’s history during which Dubai’s ports and free zones have played a leading role in diversifying our economic base and making non-oil trade a major contributor to the nation’s economy. Today the Jebel Ali Port and Free Zone is an integrated growth engine that connects the region to the rest of the world and drives development.” 

Mohammed Sharaf, Chief Executive Officer, DP World, said: “The UAE National Day is an occasion to celebrate and to continue to connect with the community. Our company is just a few months younger than the UAE itself. We have grown with the nation and contributed to its success by helping Dubai become one of the world’s most successful maritime hubs. We remain committed to working towards even greater achievements, providing efficient terminal services to customers and contributing to the economic well-being of the country.” 

Mohammed Al Muallem, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, DP World, UAE Region, said: “DP World, UAE Region is uniquely positioned as the region’s most successful and leading marine terminal operator. We owe this to the wider national ambition to be the best in whatever we do and the can-do national spirit that drives this nation. On this special anniversary, we are honoured to see Emiratis joined by thousands of our employees of different nationalities in celebrating National Day. This is UAE at its best.” 

The daily celebrations were specially tailored to showcase 40 years of achievements by the Emirati people through a host of cultural activities. They included the local performing bands Harbiyya, Laywa, Yola and Na’ashat, para-jumping into the arenas, a typical Bedouin Hadheera or tent, handicrafts and old souq grocery shops. 

In addition, visitors were greeted by characters from the popular Freej animation shows, treated to camel rides, live traditional games, henna sessions and an opportunity to be photographed with a live falcon perched on their hands. Complementing the activities were endless offerings of qahwa in an old coffee house and delicious local food items, as well as live demonstration of how to cook Emirati food.