THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

The administration of  the Foundation shall be supervised by the board of trustees appointed in accordance with the statutes for the setting up of the Foundation; it shall be composed of a number of members who shall not be less than five and shall not exceed eleven, to include the Chairman and vice- Chairman, and an Amiri Decree shall be issued appointing them for a renewable period of four years. 

The Board of trustees shall be the highest authority supervising the affairs of The Foundation, laying down its policy, and directing its administration. It shall in particular exercises the following competences: 

The laying down of general policies for the investment of the funds of The Foundation,   and determining the acceptance of the contributions gifts and bequests et alia of both movable and immovable properties which are not incompatible with its aims. 

Approving the annual and phased plans for the executor activities of  The Foundation which shall comprise projects, permanent programs and assistance, both financial and in kind, et alia, in the light of the aims of The Foundation, and providing the executive body of The Foundation with its directives for the execution of such plans. 

Giving approval to the annual draft budget of The Foundation and the annual final account. 

Giving approval to The Foundation’s Statutes and its administrative and financial regulation. It possesses the right to interpret and alter them when required.

Appointing the Director-General of The Foundation, directors of    departments, heads of sections and senior officials as specified by the regulations for The Foundation personnel. 

Approving the personnel and the departmental framework of The Foundation and its possible development. 

Appointing the external auditors for The Foundation. 

Empowering the Chairman of the Board and the Vice-chairman, one of its members or the Director General of The Foundation with specific functions. 

Forming permanent and temporary Committees from among its members, or with one of them as chairman together with members from outside the Board, and to determine their sphere of authority in accordance with requirements of the work. 

Approving the annual report about the activities and achievements of The Foundation. 

Any other responsibilities to be determined by the Law for the setting up of The Foundation, or its Statutes or regulations, or which the Board it self may decide in furtherance of its powers in supervising all the work of The Foundation.

The Board shall meet at least once every two moths, and it may be called to meet at other than its regular stated times if so required, and the Chairman shall send the invitations for the meeting specifying the time and place of the meeting and the agenda. 

The meeting shall not be valid unless its attended by a majority of the members of the Board, among them being the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman. 

The Director General of The Foundation shall be invited to attend the meeting and shall carry the function of the secretary of the meeting, and its permissible for him to participate in the deliberations without having the right to vote. He may, with permission of the Board, be assisted by some of his staff in the work of the sessions. There may attend some of the sessions of the Board such consultant and experts as the Board sees fit so that they shall put forward opinions and reports as be asked of them.

The Chairman of his being absent and in the absence of his deputy at one and the same time, may choose one of the members of the Board of  Trustees to take charge of the management of the important and urgent affairs of The Foundation until such time as one of them shall be present to take up the responsibility.

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