Jassim Hassan Buhazza, Director of the Endowment Funds Department at the General Directorate of Endowments
Doha, Qatar: The General Directorate of Endowments at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has registered a will in which a generous benefactress dedicated one-third of her estate as a charitable endowment (waqf).
The endowment includes a diverse range of assets such as real estate, shares, financial balances, and gold, to be managed under the supervision of the General Directorate of Endowments. The revenues generated from these assets will be directed to the Endowment Fund for Righteousness and Piety.
The will allocates a portion of the estate to become a permanent endowment after the benefactor’s passing, ensuring the continuity of charitable rewards and transforming the assets into a sustainable source of philanthropic giving. This type of endowment reflects a deep understanding of the role of wills in establishing long-term endowment resources that continue to benefit society over time.
According to records of the General Directorate of Endowments, this will represents the benefactress’s first endowment initiative, demonstrating her commitment to reviving the tradition of waqf through a will that dedicates part of her wealth to charitable causes. The endowment will be managed within an institutional framework that guarantees professional investment, governance, and strict adherence to the donor’s conditions.
In this context, Jassim Hassan Buhazza, Director of the Endowment Funds Department at the General Directorate of Endowments, said that allocating part of an estate as a waqf through a will represents one of the important avenues of charitable endowment work, allowing individuals to ensure that part of their wealth continues to generate ongoing charity after their passing.
He explained that the diversity of assets included in this endowment enhances its capacity to generate renewable returns. Combining real estate with financial investments provides greater flexibility in resource management and strengthens the sustainability of the endowment’s impact in serving the community.
Buhazza added that the Endowment Funds Department works to channel the revenues of endowments in accordance with donors’ conditions, ensuring that they reach the charitable fields specified by the benefactors. He affirmed that the General Directorate of Endowments is committed to implementing these conditions precisely within an institutional system based on governance, transparency, and sound management.
Under the benefactress’s conditions, the revenues from this endowment will support the Endowment Fund for Righteousness and Piety, which finances a wide range of charitable and humanitarian initiatives. The fund directs returns towards social and humanitarian programmes that serve those in need and strengthen social solidarity.
Such endowments contribute to providing sustainable financial resources that enable endowment funds to continue implementing their projects and programmes, reinforcing the role of waqf as an effective development tool that supports communities and addresses their needs.
