Major General Shaikh Sultan Bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Commander-in-Chief of Ajman Police received the Male Award in support of the UN "HeForShe" campaign in cooperation with The International Association of Women Police (IAWP)
The awards were resented during the IAWP Conference held in Niagara Falls, Canada to recognize female and male officers in various categories. The event witnessed wide participation from different countries and was attended by his Excellency Fahad Saeed Mohamed Abdulla AL Raqbani, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Canada.
Major General Shaikh Sultan Bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Commander-in-Chief of Ajman Police is the first Arab leader to win this award since the establishment of the IAWP. It is a testament to the efforts of the Ministry of Interior under the vision of Lt. General H.H Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior to enhance police leaderships and officers, specifically to enable women and advance their abilities according to supporting strategies and policies to provide the proper and healthy environment to launch the abilities and talents of all the staff of the Ministry.
The Commander-in-Chief of Ajman Police won this award for his significant role in supporting and enabling UAE women according to the strategy of the Ministry of Interior to support and enable policewomen, in harmony with the National Strategy for Empowerment of Emirati Women to hold senior and supervisory positions, specialized jobs and others.
His excellency directly participated in enabling women in police councils, committees, and task forces as well as his significant support to the policewomen committee in Ajman Police General Headquarters, and his vigorous pursuit of rehabilitating female employees as lecturers, excellence assessors, and quality auditors, as well as specialists in criminal and traffic investigations and customer support.
His excellency Major General Shaikh Sultan Bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi dedicated the award to His Highness Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Ruler of the Emirate of Ajman and member of the UAE Supreme Council, His Highness Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of the Emirate of Ajman, Lt. General H.H Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, and a special dedication to Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women's Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, the Mother of the Nation, who supports all efforts aiming at achieving the National Strategy for Empowerment of Emirati Women. His excellency Major General Al Nuaimi also lauded the wise leadership’s attention and support to women and enabling them in all fields.