Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior decided to introduce the Excellence Badge to be granted to all staff of the Ministry of Interior in recognition of their efforts in terms of dedication and loyalty in their work that led to this grand achievement.

This came in a ceremony held today (Sunday) morning during which HH recognized a large number of leaders, officers, heads and members of work teams and committees that contributed to this achievement. The ceremony was held at the Abu Dhabi Police Officers Club under the theme “Exceptional Excellence Festival.”

The ceremony was attended by Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior; Lt. General DhahiKhalfanTamim, Deputy Chairman of the Dubai Police and General Security; Major General KhalifaHareb Al Khaili, Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of the Interior for Resources and Support Services; Major General Mohammed KhalfanMatar Al Rumaithi, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police; and Major General Sheikh Taleb Bin Saqr Al Qassimi, the Director General of Ras Al Khaimah Police. Present at the ceremony as well were Major General Staff Dr. Obeid Al Ketbi, along with police commanders at the UAE level, director generals, high ranked police officers in the Ministry of Interior and General Directorates in the country.

HH Sheikh Saif affirmed his keenness to ensure the participation of all Ministry of Interior’s staff in the joy of this occasion. HH congratulated all the staff for their achievements in terms of excellence and high standards in the government excellence awards programs and other fields.

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed said in his remarks at the ceremony: “I am keen to remind you all of those who contributed to this achieved excellence. I would like to remind you of your fathers and mothers who deserve our deepest prayers of mercy to those who have passed away, and the best of gratitude and wishes for those who are still alive.”

“We live today in an exceptional country under an exceptional leadership. This achievement was made by all the sons and daughters of this country, and they deserve this recognition for their sincere efforts. Their contributions with other government entities will be at the core of attention and appreciation of all as they correspond to the directives of HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE; his brother HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai; and General HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces who together seek to elevate the performance level of government institutes, and the services they provide to the public.” HH added.

The ceremony started with the UAE National Anthem, followed by a recitation of the Holy Quran. HH Sheikh Saif and the audience watched a documentary film featuring the success factors at the Ministry of Interior, which led to these result at the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Government Excellence Awards.

Major General Dr. Abdul Quddous Abdul Razzaq Al Obaidly, Director General of Total Quality at Dubai Police and Chairman of the Mohammed bin Rashid Government Excellence Award within the Sheikh Khalifa Government Excellence Program, delivered a speech in which he said: “The 16 awards received by the Ministry of Interior at the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Government Excellence Program 2014 and winning the Distinguished Federal Ministry award for the third time in a row, represent more than 70% of the awards given to the ministries, with more than 900 employees.”

Al Obaidly added: “The great success of the ministry came as a result of the directives of the police leadership to implement government excellence standards; support development and modernization process; apply early strategic planning; build administrative, legal and online systems; and achieve distinguished results in security, criminal and traffic fields, in addition to building qualified human staff, promote qualification, training and incentive tools and encourage creative initiatives and employees. These results also reflect the success of the efforts of the heads and members of the teams and demonstrate the support provided by the ministry’s leaderships.”

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