According to Khaleej Times, His Highness Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Ajman, will be adopting Syrian siblings Reem and Abdul Kareem after they lost their home in the ongoing war in Syria and their parents were killed right in front of their eyes.
Sheikh Humaid was told the heart-breaking story of Reem and her brother Abdul Kareem during his visit to a refugee camp in Jordan last Monday. As a result of the trauma they endured, they were offered special care at the camp.
After meeting the children in person, the royal offered to have them come and live with him in his palace in Ajman.
According to the video released by Msdar News, the children will be raised in the palace.
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In the above video that has amassed 8,000 views and has since gone viral on social media, Sheikh Humaid is seen asking Reem if she would like to live in his palace and the girl happily agrees.
On top of the roughly 123,000 Syrians who have settled in the UAE as residents, the government announced last year to welcome 15,000 additional Syrian refugees over the next five years.
Profile of H.H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi
Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi was born in 1931 and is the 10th ruler of the Emirate of Ajman and a member of the UAE Supreme Council.
In the 1940s and 1950s, His Highness Sheikh Humaid received his early education in Dubai and later went to Cairo, Egypt for further studies.
As Ajman officially joined the UAE in December 1971, Sheikh Humaid became active in state affairs. He was made deputy ruler in 1960 and eventually succeeded his late father Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi on September 6, 1981.
Under his reign, the state has witnessed drastic changes from a small fishing town at the time of independence to a modern emirate.
