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Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi, Mother of the Nation, has always made pivotal moves for the people of Palestine—and this time is no exception.
Over the weekend, the always active and engaged Sheikha played a significant role in providing relief aid for the victims of the conflict.
As part of the UAE’s Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, she recently organised the delivery of over 170 trucks carrying more than 2,400 tonnes of supplies.
These include food, medical provisions, children’s nutritional supplements, shelter tents, clothing, and other necessities.
Sharing the news via her official website, it was confirmed that the convoys carrying her humanitarian aid successfully entered the Gaza Strip through the Egyptian Rafah crossing.
This latest initiative by the UAE royal further cements the UAE’s collective commitment to supporting displaced Palestinians and aims to elevate their circumstances.
Who is Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi?
Sheikha Fatima was born in 1943 in Al Ain. She married Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan in 1960. Eleven years later, in 1971, the United Arab Emirates was formed with the unification of the seven emirates, and her husband Sheikh Zayed was the inaugural president of the UAE, making him known as the “Father of the UAE” and, in turn, Sheikha Fatima the “Mother of the UAE”.
Taking on a leading female role in the UAE, Sheikha Fatima has gone on to be an advocate for women’s education and rights over the last four decades.
She founded the UAE’s first organisation devoted to advancing women’s equality and advancement in 1975, leading the nation’s women’s movement. Sheikha Fatima has been the chair of the General Women’s Union (GWU) since its founding when several new women’s organisations joined together under her direction and encouragement.
