Al Jalila Foundation

Al Jalila Foundation is a non profit charitable organization for promoting medical education and research in the United Arab Emirates. It was founded by Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the prime minister of the UAE and the ruler of Dubai to encourage medical innovation in the country. The organisation was established on 1 April 2013 and is headquartered at Dubai Healthcare City.OverviewThe formation of Al Jalila Foundation was announced on 26 November 2012 by an official decree 23/2012 to form a foundation for the promotion of innovative medical research and medical education in the United Arab Emirates. The activities of the foundation commenced on 1 April 2014 from its office at Building no. 27 of the Dubai Healthcare City, a free economic zone dedicated to the healthcare sector.The organization has a two tier administrative structure. A six-member Board of Trustees, chaired by Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum with Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor of the Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Foundation as the vice chairman and Abdul Hameed Ahmed Seddiqi, Abdughaffar Hussain, Hussaein Abdul Rahman Khansaheb and Raja Easa Saleh Al Gurg as members constitute the apex body which oversees the activities. The lower body, the Board of Directors, is composed of Raja Easa Saleh Al Gurg as the chairperson, Khaled Mohammed Al Zahed as the vice chairperson and Nart Mamser, Abdulkareem Sultan Al Olama and Essam Al Tamimi as the members. Abdul Kareem Al Olama serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Najib Al Khaja, the Secretary General of the Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences is the Ambassador of Hope of the foundation.