improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . may 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message julphar gulf pharmaceutical industries type public shareholding company industry pharmaceutical biotechnology founded march 30 1980 headquarters rak uae key people sheikh faisal bin saqr al qasimi chairman of the board dr. ayman ahmed sahli ceo products julphar manufacture and sell more than 213 products revenue aed 1.43 billion 2014 1 operating income aed 238.5 million 2014 net income aed 234.7 million 2014 number of employees 2900 slogan sustaining health website www.julphar.net julphar gulf pharmaceutical industries is a public shareholding pharmaceutical company based in diqdaqah ras al khaimah united arab emirates . it was established in 1980 under sheikh saqr bin mohammad al qassimi the late ruler of ras al khaimah and currently produces and distributes pharmaceutical products across five continents . julphar produces therapeutic products which target a large range of pharmaceutical segments including consumer endocrinology antibiotics cardiovascular women s health dermatology and gastroenterology . 2 3 4 contents 1 operations 1.1 uae manufacturing facilities 2 board of directors 3 gallery 4 references 5 external links operations one of julphar s strategic products include moist exposure burn ointment mebo a common product used for burns . the success of mebo led to the creation of mebo scar an ointment which was developed specifically by julphar for the treatment of scars both old and new and is used to restore the health of traumatized skin . mebo scar assists patients with both functional and cosmetic problems caused by scarring . 5 in 2012 julphar will become the only company in the middle east and north africa region to locally produce recombinant dna r dna the raw material used to make insulin . citation needed julphar diabetes a division of julphar that will manage the manufacturing and commercialization the company s diabetes products has the facility to produce approximately 40 million vials of insulin per year . in 2011 julphar signed a partnership with international diabetes federation idf . diabetes rates in the mena are amongst the highest in the world . idf estimates that in 2011 32.6 million people are living with diabetes in the region 5 6 7 8 9 and this is expected to increase by over 80 % by 2030 . 10 julphar maintains a network of eleven manufacturing plants based in the uae with plans to open additional facilities in strategic countries such as kingdom of saudi arabia ethiopia and algeria . in 2011 julphar signed an agreement with saudi based cigalah group to build an independent manufacturing facility in the western region of ksa in a project worth us 40 million . 11 in 2011 julphar crossed aed 1billion in sales an 11.3 % growth from 2010 . 12 in january 2013 julphar launched its first international facility in addis ababa ethiopia . this facility has the capacity to produce 25 million bottles 50 million tablets and 170 million capsules per year . 13 uae manufacturing facilities julphar i pharmaceutical solid dosage forms julphar ii lactam antibiotics and sterile dosage forms julphar iii oral penicillin plant julphar iv oral cephalosporin plant julphar v off line packaging plant julphar vi liquid and semi solid pharmaceutical dosage form julphar vii biotech lab and production facility julphar viii sterile powder filling plant julphar ix sterile cephalosporin powder filling plant julphar x semi solid plant julphar xi julphar diabetes insulin plant 14 julphar ethiopia facility ethiopia plant board of directors chairman of the board sheikh faisal bin saqr al qasimi vice chairman of the board hassan ahmed al alkim member of the board sheikh abdullah faisal bin saqr al qasimi member of the board sheikh saqr bin humaid al qasimi member of the board ahmed essa al naem member of the board nawaf ghobash ahmed saeed member of the board jamal salem bin darwish al nuaimi member of the board ali hussein al zawawi member of the board ahmed salim al hosni chief executive officer ayman ahmed sahli 15 gallery this section is empty . you can help by adding to it . february 2013 references fact sheet report . julphar . 2015 . home about us products . julphar.net . retrieved 2012 05 17 . http www.idf.org www.idf.org planet pharmacy creating a new benchmark for quality service and professionalism in the retail pharmacy industry . planetpharmacyme.com . retrieved 2012 05 17 . a b julphar launches mebo scar to middle east pharmaceutical market julphar . ameinfo.com . 2012 05 03 . retrieved 2012 05 07 . julphar main page . julphar.net . retrieved 2012 05 07 . planet pharmacy creating a new benchmark for quality service and professionalism in the retail pharmacy industry . planetpharmacyme.com . retrieved 2012 05 07 . plant high lights . jusline.ae . retrieved 2012 05 07 . the national nparmer thenational.ae march international diabetes federation the idf diabetes atlas fifth edition . brussels international diabetes federation ; 2011 uae s julphar to set up plant in saudi arabia . khaleejtimes.com . 2011 11 20 . retrieved 2012 05 07 . the national nparmer thenational.ae march 2012 annual report report . julphar . 2013 . home plants . julphar.net . retrieved 2012 05 07 . home about us board of directors . julphar.net . retrieved 2012 05 07 . external links www.julphar.net 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