Dubai: A fourteen-year-old student has been branded as a UAE success story by none other than Lieutenant General Shaikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.
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Shaikh Saif took to social media on Tuesday night, and reposted a heart-warming video of Abdul Rahman Abdul Hamid Al Bastaki who has been battling cancer for over a year and half.
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“Emirati student Abdul Rahman. The success story of a UAE student who was helped by the government system and by his own strength and perseverance. May God bless him and his loved ones,” tweeted Shaikh Saif.
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The Ministry of Education had earlier posted a one-minute video clip of Al Bastaki, who is currently enrolled in ninth grade at the Shaikh Mohammed Bin Rashid School in Dubai.
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The interview with Al Bastaki explains how he was able to overcome his battle with cancer, and how he managed to successfully maintain his high grades with the help of e-learning platforms.
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“The first motive behind trying to study and succeed is my friends because they were so close to me. I didn’t want to be held back and end up in a different class. They may also forget about me because I was in a different country, and they wouldn’t know when I would come back,” said Al Bastaki.
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“Secondly, I used to always be the top of my class, the least I’d get was third in the class. That’s why I was determined to remain at the top, I didn’t want my grades to be affected by my illness,” he said.
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“The ministry provided me with teachers to tutor me. One teacher was in America and the other from the ministry in the United Arab Emirates. Finally, I want to thank God for everything. I want to thank my supportive parents.”
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“Thank God I succeeded while I was abroad.“