Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, ordered the promotion of 470 officers of the Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department (DNRD) in appreciation of their efforts and dedication to duty.

According to Major General Mohammad Ahmad Al Mirri, DNRD director, Shaikh Mohammad has ordered the immediate promotion of the officers. Al Mirri seized the opportunity to express profound gratitude to Shaikh Mohammad and the UAE leadership in general for the trust reposed in the personnel of the DNRD.

He reiterated the loyalty and allegiance of all DNRD personnel to the country's leadership, who, he said, had provided the sons and daughters of this country all the means of comfortable life.

He urged all DNRD personnel to double their efforts and work relentlessly for the progress and development of the country and its people.