UAQ Ruler, Sheikhs attend Commemoration Day ceremony at Wahat Al Karama

H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu’alla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain, attended the Commemoration Day ceremony at Wahat Al Karama in Abu Dhabi in perpetuation of the Emirati martyrs’ memory and their sacrifices for the homeland.

The ceremony was attended by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region; Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC); H.H. Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Ruler’s Representative in Al Ain Region; H.H. Sheikh Suroor bin Mohammed Al Nahyan; H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Zayed Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation; H.H. Sheikh Omar bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation; H.H. Sheikh Khalid bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination (ZHO); H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Adviser to the UAE President; H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Office of Development and Martyrs Families Affairs at the Presidential Court; H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; and a number of Sheikhs and senior officials.

The ceremony commenced with the arrival of H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Rashid in Wahat Al Karama, who laid a wreath of flowers on Wahat Al Karama’s Memorial before witnessing the firing of 21 artillery rounds in honour of the souls of the martyrs and in appreciation of their sacrifices for the sake of the country and its sovereignty.

On this occasion, H.H. Sheikh Saud honoured a number of the martyrs’ relatives and presented them with medals.