Leading retail conglomerate LuLu Group has lent a compassionate hand to the people of Gaza, sending much needed relief materials. The first batch of aid, consisting of 50 tons of food products and other essentials such as medicines and hygiene products, were handed over to the Egypt Red Crescent authorities in Cairo on Sunday.
Dr. Rami El-Nasser, chief executive officer of the Egypt Red Crescent, received the aid from Lulu Egypt and Bahrain Director Juzer Rupawala, Regional Director Husefa Qureshi, and LuLu Egypt Manager Hatim Sayeed. The Red Crescent authorities will deliver these items in the Egyptian city of Arish through the Al-Rafah border.
El-Nasser welcomed the initiative and expressed his gratitude to LuLu Group and its chairman Yusuff Ali M.A. for “this timely support for the people of Palestine.”
LuLu Group is also a key partner of the UAE’s “Tarahum for Gaza” relief campaign, and has set up special aid centers at various Lulu Hypermarkets to collect and send various aid materials in association with Emirates Red Crescent.
Moreover, Lulu Group is closely working with several humanitarian agencies based in other Gulf countries as well. Recently, the group in Bahrain donated 25,000 Bahraini dinars ($66,325) to the Royal Humanitarian Foundation in support of the country’s national campaign.
LuLu Group is a highly diversified conglomerate with successful business entities in strategic locations worldwide. Founded by Yusuff Ali M.A., the group has become a key contributor in the Gulf region’s economic standing with an annual turnover worth $8 billion. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, its international business portfolio ranges from hypermarket operations to shopping mall development, manufacturing and trading of goods, hospitality assets, and real estate. LuLu Group mainly operates in 23 countries located across the Middle East, Asia, US, and Europe.
