President Sheikh Mohamed on Monday paid tribute to former US president Jimmy Carter, who has died aged 100. He sent his best wishes to Mr Carter’s family and acknowledged his work with UAE Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, which focused on disease eradication.
“I extend my sincere condolences to the family of former US president Jimmy Carter, who was a good friend of the UAE,” Sheikh Mohamed wrote on X. “Together with the late Sheikh Zayed, he laid the foundations for disease eradication efforts that continue to make a meaningful impact today. May he rest in peace.”
In a remarkable life, Mr Carter secured a legacy that goes far beyond his time in the White House, becoming a tireless worker for peace, the environment and human rights, for which he was recognised with a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
The UAE-based Reaching the Last Mile organisation, which seeks to eliminate neglected diseases that devastate lives and is driven by the philanthropy of Sheikh Mohamed, also paid tribute to Mr Carter, who was involved with the campaign.
“Throughout his life, president Carter worked tirelessly for a better and fairer world, and for the rights of the most vulnerable,” it wrote. “His work through the Carter Centre has bettered countless lives, including by bringing Guinea worm disease to the cusp of elimination. We are privileged to have partnered with him in this goal.
“We send our deepest condolences to the Carter family. His legacy as a statesman, humanitarian and peacemaker will always be remembered.”