Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum patronized the graduation ceremony of the 26th batch of the Joint Command and Staff College in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, UAE national news agency WAM reported.

The graduation ceremony was also attended by Crown Prince of Dubai H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Speaker of Federal National Council Dr. Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Sheikh Dr. Saeed bin Mohammed Al Nahyan; Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Energy Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al Mazrouei, Pilot Staff-Brigadier Sheikh Ahmed bin Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the National and Reserve Service Authority.

Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, along with a number of Senior Armed Forces and Police Force Officers, as well as members of the diplomatic corps and military attachés of the Embassies of friendly countries also attended the ceremony.

Graduates of the 26th batch included 140 Officers from UAE, GCC and friendly countries.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid honored 36 top achieving officers from the UAE and other Arab and foreign countries.