Umar Farooq Zahoor- Giving it back to the community


Pakistani- Norwegian businessman in Dubai, Umar Farooq Zahoor who is an entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist is doing a lot of social work in Dubai, especially in current, tough times of pandemic when there is a lot of need for it.
Umar Farooq Zahoor is giving back to his country and community, by launching various packages system to meet the livelihood.

Philanthropy is another hallmark of Umar Farooq Zahoor, putting his belief of ‘Education provides opportunity’ to work.

Umar Farooq Zahoor has also pledged to commit a considerable portion of his wealth to charitable causes. Taking inspiration from‘Giving Pledge’ a philanthropic initiative created by Bill Gates, Melinda Gates and Warren Buffet, he believes that the privileged people of the community must contribute to the society constantly and help the people through various ways of social work.




His philanthropic work is aptly summarized in his words, 

"My purpose in life is to serve the society through professional efforts and personal endeavors."

This act of kindness by Umar Farooq Zahoor is not by him the first. He has done a lot of philanthropic work and donated as much to charities and organizations as possible to help the society.

Location: Dubai - United Arab Emirates

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