Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor : The Autobiography

Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor

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Khalaf Ahmad Al-Habtoor: The Autobiography is the remarkable story of Khalaf Al-Habtoor, a child of Dubai who rose to become the chairman of one of the world's biggest business powerhouses, Al-Habtoor Group of Companies. With wit, unapologetic frankness and refreshing sincerity, Khalaf Al-Habtoor recounts his successes, failures and lessons learned through life experiences. Having lived through some of the most crucial turning points in history, Al-Habtoor recalls his life against the backdrop of momentous world affairs and events, making the book a starting point for much-needed political and social debate. This autobiography is composed of 19 chapters; bearing the following headings: Roots, Childhood, Adventure, The Last Arab, Youth, Transformations, Try; Try Again, Challenges, The Hotel, Peace, Joy and Sorrow, Advocacy, Halcyon Days, The Mother of All Battles, Lebanon of My Heart, Travelling Tales, Views on Our World, Hopes and Fears, and Today and Tomorrow.

Sujets

• BIOGRAPHIES AND GENEALOGY
• Lettres et linguistique

Informations

• Publié par: motivate
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9796500168203
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 9 Mo

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ï îs my grea peasure o înroduce îs ousandîng work îumînaîng e îe and record o my dîs- înguîsed broer and dear rîend, Kaa A Haboor. No doub e growîng presîge o e Unîed Arab Emîraes îs enanced by men o eîr word wo are guîded by eîr ove or eîr omeand, eîr endeavour o împrove î and eîr consan ques o conrîbue o îs deveopmen and prosperîy în genera, wîou seIs moîves or any saow desîre o keep up appearances. hus, ï was deîged o wrîe e oreword o e ones se-înerpreaîon conaîned în îs va- uabe book reveaîng e îe’s journey o Abu Rasîd; a journey a îs înexrîcaby înked o a o e Unîed Arab Emîraes. ï encapsuaes wa everyone cose o my dear broer Kaa A Haboor aready knows. Abu Rasîd îs one o e UAE’s ousandîng economîc pîoneers and a grea exampe o a genuîne parîo. Renowned or îs busîness acumen, experîse and pîanropy, e as sown remarkabe oyay o e eaders and cîîzens o îs counry and îs respeced or îs devoîon o îs work and îs conrîbuîons o e grow o îs omeand. He îs one o ose dîsînguîsed cîîzens wo make us proud or a eîr efors, sacrîIces, acîeve- mens and conrîbuîons. hîs vauabe book proves a we are în e presence o a dîsînguîsed se-made man, wo srugged and acîeved îs goas roug ard work, ueed by a parîoîc spîrî. hroug îs remarkabe efors, e as emerged no ony as one o e UAE’s economîc eaders, bu as aso made an împac on our regîon and e word. Asîde rom my admîraîon or Abu Rasîd, ere îs a specîa reason wy ï am deîged o pen îs oreword. ï ave a cose and amîîar reaîonsîp wî Kaa A Haboor and îs amîy. Hîs vîruous moer, Noura bîn Amad (may se res în peace) was e aun o my ae aer Mubarak bîn Muammad A Nayan (may Aa be peased wî îm). hîs srong amîîa îe a may no be known o everyone gîves me grea prîde, as î as cemened my bond wî Kaa A Haboor; a reaîonsîp a sînce our Irs meeîng many decades ago as never been bro- ken. ï ave aways consîdered Abu Rasîd as a broer and a rîend wî wom ï sare my

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ougs on many îssues. ï waned roug îs brîe noe o renew my pedge o my broer and rîend, Kaa A Haboor, and mos împorany o e srong kînsîp a as aways broug us ogeer under dîferîng cîrcumsances and condîîons. For amos a a cenury, Kaa A Haboor’s îe as been one o conînuous srugge o acîeve îs goas. ï îs a îe u o experîence în a wîde array o areas, marked by successîve acîevemens în e pubîc domaîn and înspîred by îs concern or e UAE’s naîona îneress, wîc ave aways been îs Irs prîorîy. ï îs aso a rîc journey wereîn e exces as a srewd economîs and busîness- man wo îs aways în e Irs row among îs counerpars. He enjoys a Ine repuaîon no ony în e UAE bu aso în e Gu regîon and e word. Hîs experîence and acîevemens a ï cosey oowed are presened by e auor în îs împoran book, în a beauîu sye a înks e pas wî e presen and expores e prospecs or e uure. ï capures readers’ aenîon by enrîcîng eîr knowedge, bu mos împorany î îs suc a orougy enjoyabe read a aîgue and boredom are emporarîy banîsed. Kaa A Haboor îs an open-mînded man wose enîgenmen began sînce eary cîdood. He opened îs eyes and mînd o everyone and everyîng around îm, and soon undersood a money îs no everyîng. He earned eary on a e needed o acquîre experîse and knowedge and o sow deermînaîon and persîsence o acîeve îs ambîîons. Aow me, roug îs oreword, o express my deepes apprecîaîon o my dear broer, wose rîendsîp îs a grea source o joy or me. ï woud aso îke o noe îs dîsînguîsed îneecua and creaîve capabîîîes, as we as îs sarp vîsîon or e uure and îs abîîy o urn î îno a concree reaîy. As ï saîd, Kaa A Haboor sands în e Irs row o economîss and busînessmen, and îs among ose Emîraîs wo make us proud because ey devoedy work or e deveopmen o eîr omeand în a areas. Furermore, Kaa A Haboor’s acîevemens are no ony resrîced o e economîc secor. He as aso made îs mark roug împoran acîevemens în educaîon, e pubîc domaîn and în e servîce o our socîey and omeand. We are very proud o e scoos e esabîsed o nurure young mînds wî Irs-cass educaîon. We aso express our graîude and apprecîaîon or îs sup- por and donaîons o unîversîîes and coeges. ï woud îke o personay express my deepes respec

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o e obvîous capabîîîes e sows as a member o e board o Zayed Unîversîy, and îs generous undîng o a caîr o proessorsîp ere, as we as e overwemîng success o îs company în buîdîng e new campus o Abu Dabî Unîversîy, recognîsed oday as a mode or unîversîîes everywere. We Emîraîs aso remember wî proound respec e grea and efecîve roe o Kaa A Haboor as a ormer member o e Federa Naîona Councî, and o e Dubaî Camber o Commerce and ïndusry; and we apprecîae îs ongoîng roe as a member o e Councî o Economîc Afaîrs în Dubaî. ï woud aso îke o îgîg e awards and cerîIcaes o apprecîaîon e as receîved rom varîous counrîes, onourîng îs acîevemens and conrîbuîons în many domaîns. ï coud eaborae more on îs dîsînguîsed Igure, bu ï mus poîn ou an împoran ru: ï do no consîder a ere îs any dîference beween a book and îs auor, e book beîng e sory o a îe journey and o a srugge wory o praîse and commendaîon. ïn îs regard, ï woud îke o sare some o îs îdeas a deserve o be sowcased as a rîc and vîbran source o înspîraîon or our young generaîon. Accordîng o e auor:

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hanks o e wîse and orward-înkîng eaders îp o our oundîng aers, e ae Seîk Zayed and e ae Seîk Rasîd (may Aa be peased wî em), we ad e opporu- nîy o esabîs a counry o dîsîncîon a woud merî e înernaîona communîy’s respec and admîraîon. hîs was acîeved, and ankuy, we now ave a îgy regarded sae. One mus respec îmse Irs so a oers woud re spec îm. Men are an open book a eaces us abou îe. My aer and ï were wo peope în one body: we wen  ogeer o e deser, we uned, prayed and ad un – ese momens are e mos beauîu memorîes. Gaînîng experîence îs more împoran an money. Noîng îs împossîbe, and we mus sow deermînaîon and ake e rîg decîsîon. ï am Arab… ï am Emîraî. ï do no urn a bînd eye o errors, and îs sems rom my ove or my counry and governmen. ï ï say “ï don’ care”, ï don’ deserve îe. We wo are prîvîeged o îve în e Emîraes are o ne amîy.

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A e above and many oer raîs and quaîîes deIne e personaîy o Kaa A Haboor în îs muîpe dîmensîons: e naîona, economîc, socîa and educaîona dîmensîons. Bu, unorunaey, ere îs no enoug space o eaborae on eac one o em. hese rare persona caracer raîs ave saped îs oyay and devoîon o e sae eaders, e omeand goas and e marc o e Arab naîon. hîs îs wa makes îs book a esîmony o e greaness o e Unîed Arab Emîraes and îs cîîzens, and o e sae’s îdenîIcaîon wî e goas and aspîraîons o Arabs everywere. he exîsence o suc prîncîped, îg-acîevîng naîonas îke Kaa A Haboor Is us wî prîde and opîmîsm. ha îs wy îs auobîograpy wî beneI a grea number o peope o dîferen ages wî dîferîng îneress. ï aso remînds us o our grea ove or e UAE and undoubedy deepens our oyay o our magnîIcen ome counry, us reînorcîng our passîon o keep workîng or îs advancemen. Lasy, ï gîve anks o God and o e sîncere and judîcîous eadersîp o HH Seîk Kaîa bîn Zayed A Nayan, Presîden o e UAE and Ruer o Abu Dabî; and îs broer, HH Seîk Moammed bîn Rasîd A Makoum, Prîme Mînîser and Vîce-Presîden o e UAE and Ruer o Dubaî (may Aa proec em). ï aso ask God o bess heîr Hîgnesses and Exceencîes e mem- bers o e Federa Supreme Councî and a e UAE’s ruers, wîou orgeîng e Emîraî peope wo make our naîon unîque.

May God bess us a!

Naayan Mabarak A Naayan Mînîser o Hîger Educaîon and ScîenîIc Researc Unîed Arab Emîraes

A MAN OF IDEAS AND PRINCIPLES

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Workîng or peace as been a moîvaîng orce în my îe. hese words coud be saîd o me, jus as easîy as ey coud be saîd o my rîend, Kaa A Haboor. We Irs me a îs beauîu ranc în Kawaneej, Dubaî, were we enjoyed a wonderu aternoon. My son Jack and îs wîe Eîzabe joîned me în vîsîîng wî Mr A Haboor, îs cîdren, and grand- cîdren. As a armer ï enjoyed seeîng e esae’s ree roamîng anîmas aongsîde word-cass acîîîes and poo Ieds. he îme we spen wî our gracîous os was a îgîg o our vîsî o e Emîraes, wî a good rîend and amîy surrounded by naura beauy. Sînce a îme, Kaa A Haboor as grown rom a rîend o a parner. ïn 1982, Rosaynn and ï ounded he Carer Cener în e opes a î woud provîde eadersîp în e areas o peace, uman rîgs, and ea. Over e pas îry years we ave grown o an organîsaîon a as worked în over nîney-ree counrîes Igîng dîsease, wagîng peace, and buîdîng ope. We are proud o coun Kaa A Haboor and e A Haboor Group as parners în our work. Kaa A Haboor as dîsînguîsed îmse as a man o oug and acîon. hroug îs wrîîng, e as promoed a paorm o peace. For amos weny years, îs magazîne A Sîndaga as served as a resource or ose wo care abou e uure o e Mîdde Eas and e Unîed Arab Emîraes. Mr A Haboor as been wîîng o ake on a sîdes and expresses îs srong vîews în a orward-ookîng manner. As îs we known, îs courage o ook orward as served Kaa we în busîness. he cîyscapes o e modern Arab word woud no be e same wîou e many successu projecs buî under îs dîrecîon. Dubaî, în parîcuar, as been bessed by îs vîsîon. Bu î îs roug îs pîanropy and îs wrîîng a Kaa A Haboor conînues o buîd oundaîons a wî as or generaîons. To read o îs îe îs o ake înspîraîon rom îs acîons.

Jîmmy Carer Presîden o e Unîed Saes o Amerîca (1977–1981)