His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, yesterday attended the joint staff mass wedding of DC and GDRFA. Under the theme “Shayaheen Al Emarat”, Dubai Customs and the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai held the joint staff mass wedding which took place at Grand Hyatt Dubai.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed congratulated the grooms and wished them a happy and prosper marital life.
Attending the mass wedding were His Highness Sheikh Hasher bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, Director General of Dubai Department of Information, Major General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs-Dubai, H.E. Khalifa Saeed Sulaiman, Director General of Dubai's Protocol Department, H.E. Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director of Dubai Customs, and families of the grooms.
A total of 87 grooms - 42 from DC and 45 from GDRFA- were celebrated in what has indeed become a tradition for Dubai Customs, as this year’s mass wedding marks the fourth year for DC and the second year as a joint venture with GDRFA.
H.E. Sultan bin Sulayem congratulated the newlyweds, saying that mass weddings have sublime and humane objectives towards enhancing the social structure pillars and cementing its texture. “Mass weddings are in line with the state’s drive to curb extravagances and excessive wedding costs and promote solidarity,” Bin Sulayem said.
Stressing the importance of mass weddings, Major General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri said: “This kind of weddings is becoming a cornerstone in our community. In this occasion, I would like to reiterate our support to such community events that aim to help UAE youth as their take their first steps to building cohesive and stable families.”
On his turn, H.E. Ahmed Mahboob Musabih expressed his contentment with this social initiative. He said: “This joint mass wedding exhibits solidarity and a profound sense of unity amongst Emiratis, following the steps of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and conforming with the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, as they repeatedly called for the sons and daughters of this country to stand as one.”
The “Shayaheen Al Emarat” celebration featured culled entertainment segments, stemming from the UAE culture, which were commended by the families of grooms.
The grooms on the other hand expressed their deep appreciation and gratitude to DC and GDRFA for their generous support of the wedding.
Towards the end of the ceremony, Major General Mohammed Al Marri and Ahmed Mahboob Musabih awarded the sponsors of the second joint mass wedding of DC and GDRFA who contributed to the success of this ceremony.