About Us
Get to know the Muslim Friends Foundation — our beginnings, our mission and our work
Dr. Umad Aekem, MD
Surgeon
Chairman of the Muslim Friends Foundation, founder and leader of the organisation, driven by a commitment to build an institution that serves the Muslim community comprehensively and sustainably.
Muslim Friends Foundation
The Muslim Friends Foundation (มูลนิธิเพื่อนมุสลิม) was established in 2024 by Dr. Umad Aekem, with a commitment to build an organisation that serves the Muslim community comprehensively and sustainably.
The foundation is registered in Yala Province under registration number YL 6/2567, with the core aim of improving people’s quality of life through social, educational, public health and religious work.
Since then the foundation has delivered a range of programmes benefiting communities in Yala and neighbouring provinces, supported by many volunteers and donors who carry this mission forward together.
Registration Details
- Foundation name:
- Muslim Friends Foundation
- Registration no.:
- YL 6/2567
- Year founded:
- 2024 (B.E. 2567)
- Founder:
- Dr. Umad Aekem, MD
- Location:
- Yala Province
Mission
To help people through knowledge, virtue and faith, improving quality of life for individuals and communities alike.
Vision
To be a leading organisation in developing the Muslim community — a community with a good quality of life, strong values, and a life lived fully by Islamic principles.
Our Values
Honesty, transparency, community participation and sustainable development guided by Islamic teachings.
Our Four Departments
Each department works alongside the others to develop the community in its own way
Social Welfare
Caring for the poor, the disadvantaged and those affected by disaster through programmes such as zakat distribution, food parcels, scholarships and disaster relief.
- Zakat distribution
- Food parcels
- Scholarships
- Disaster relief
Education
Widening access to education for Muslim youth, in both mainstream and Islamic studies, through guidance, exam coaching, university camps and curriculum development.
- Academic guidance
- TCAS exam coaching
- University camps
- Islamic studies curriculum
Medical & Public Health
Providing health services to the community, recruiting volunteer doctors, running the eyeglasses programme and sharing health knowledge through medical articles.
- Volunteer doctor recruitment
- Eyeglasses programme
- Health articles
- Public health services
Religious Affairs
Organising religious activities and strengthening the spiritual life of the community through lectures, khutbah, Eid prayers and Islamic education.
- Religious lectures
- Khutbah
- Eid prayers
- Islamic articles