Dubai CP attends graduation ceremony of new cohort of DPA cadets

The graduation ceremony was attended by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group; Sheikh Hasher bin Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Media Incorporated; Staff Major General Pilot Sheikh Ahmed bin Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, along with a number of senior police officials, diplomatic corps members, delegates from the World Police Summit, and families of the graduates.

During the ceremony, Sheikh Hamdan watched a military parade and performances featuring the participation of 958 former graduates.

Sheikh Hamdan, along with Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Police Academy, then honoured the outstanding students. Sheikh Hamdan handed them medals and congratulated them on their creativity in their respective fields, and wished them all the best in their professions.

On the sidelines of the ceremony, Sheikh Hamdan met with two female police officers, Shamma Al-Buflasa and Lieutenant Dana Al-Souri, during which he was briefed about their experience joining an officer training programme at the New York Police Academy. The two officers are the first to pass the training course from outside the United States.

The graduation ceremony included 477 male and female graduates specialising in various fields of security and law. The graduates consisted of 57 cadets from the 30th batch of the Bachelor of Law and Police Sciences programme, 38 cadets from the 2nd batch of undergraduate students in the Security and Criminal Sciences programme, and 21 cadets from the 3rd batch of female students in the same programme. The ceremony also celebrated 98 undergraduate students and 263 male and female students in foundation courses.