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29 March 2024

Emirati martyr's mom bags EAY award

Hassa Abdullah Al Qadi, the mother of Lt Tariq Mohammed Al Shehi. (Pic: Emarat Al Youm)

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The mother of an Emirati army officer who was killed in a terrorist attack in Bahrain last month was selected as “person of the month” by Emarat Al Youm Arabic language daily that introduced the unique award in early 2012.

Hassa Abdullah Al Qadi, mother of Lt Tariq Mohammed Al Shehi, was awarded the prize for her unprecedented courage in dealing with this tragedy, Emarat Al Youm’s Editor-in-Chief Sami Al Riyami said on Wednesday.

“The editing board considered a number of names for this award for March. There was a consensus to select martyr Shehi’s mother for dealing with her family’s tragedy with unprecedented courage,” Riyami said.

In March, Hassa was awarded the 'Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum' band by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai.

The woman told Emarat Al Youm after the death of her son: "It is true that I am sad and grieved but I am patient and I accept God’s will.”

Emarat Al Youm, an affiliate of the Dubai Media Incorporated, one of the largest information establishments in the region, introduced the unique award in January 2012 and said its editing board would pick the person at the end of each month.

It said the prize, the first-of-its-kind in the region, would be confined to men and women from the UAE and other Arab countries who are residing in the emirates and that it would include a prize, shield and merit certificate.