Emirati businessman and billionaire.

He is the founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Al Habtoor Group since 1970, United Arab Emirates. He also holds the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dubai National Insurance and Reinsurance Company, and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Al Jalila Foundation .

He began working in a local Emirati construction company, worked as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Commercial Bank of Dubai , and served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal National Council , the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry , and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at the University of Harvard University in the United States of America, and he was the only non-American member of the Global Board of Governors of the United States United Services Organization (USO) between 1994 and 1997.

Al Habtoor has won several awards, including: The Golden Peacock Award for Achievement in Innovation, Creativity and Excellence in Business 2018, the Golden Peacock Award for Lifetime Achievement in Social Business in recognition of his exemplary leadership in the UAE and abroad 2017, and the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic with the rank of Knight by the “Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.” “ 2016, Sheikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa Award for Voluntary Work in Bahrain in recognition of his charitable work. 2015, Honored by “ Emirates Today” newspaper on the occasion of its tenth anniversary 2015.

He also won the Best Tourism Investor Award in the Arab World from the Arab Center for Tourism Information in 2015, an honorary doctorate from the American University in Cairo in recognition of his continuous efforts in promoting understanding between cultures, supporting humanitarian causes and promoting scientific research in 2014, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American C3 Summit. Al Arabiya in New York in recognition of his contribution to peace and prosperity in the region and his support for building understanding between East and West 2014, the Indian-Emirati Business Icon Award at the Asian Business Awards from the Leadership Forum 2013, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Gulf Business Awards 2013.

In addition to the Red Crescent Gold Medal for Humanitarian Work in 2012 from the Red Crescent Society, the Shield of Merit from the United Nations in recognition of his support for the Palestinian cause in 2011, and the Outstanding Leadership Award for Business, he was appointed an honorary member of the V Alpha Literary Club in 2010. He received an honorary doctorate in humanities from the University of Illinois in 2010, the “Businessman of the Year” award from the Arab Business Achievement Awards in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in 2007, and the “Global Forum Award” from the British Parliament in 2007.

He was also ranked among the “500 greatest geniuses of the twenty-first century” for the year 2006, and he received the “Gulf Excellence Award” in the Emirates from the Bahraini Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa at the “Gulf Excellence Forum” in 2005, and Akhner was Ambassador Extraordinary from the “Institute.” “The American Biography Institute” in 2004 in recognition of his professional achievements, and the “American Biography Institute” included him in its book “Global Thought Leaders” in 2005. The Institute also named him one of the geniuses of the Emirates in the field of leadership achievements, and he received the “World Peace Award” from the “Unified American Cultural Conference.” “.

In addition to awards of appreciation from the “International Organization for the Relief of Needy Orphans,” the “Palestine Children’s Relief Society,” the “Al Ain Center for Disabled Children,” the “Rashid Center for Childhood Treatment and Care,” and the Bertia Knight Medal in 1995 from the President of the Lebanese Republic.