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Dubai Tycoon Offers Dh50,000 Marriage Grant This Year to Emirati Staff With Bonus for New Children

He frames family formation as a civic duty to strengthen the nation.

Overview

  • Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor announced the pledge on X, saying each eligible employee will receive Dh50,000.
  • The offer applies to Emirati men and women working at Al Habtoor Group who marry in 2026.
  • He said the support will be doubled for each child born within the following two years.
  • Al Habtoor presented the initiative as a contribution to nation-building and urged wider community support for young couples.
  • Regional coverage translated the grant to roughly Rs 12–12.5 lakh and noted his earlier call for incentives to marry before age 30.