Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi

Sheikha Lubna Khalid Sultan al Qasimi
Born (1962-02-04) February 4, 1962
Dubai, Trucial States
(now United Arab Emirates)
Nationality Emirati
Religion Islam
Parent(s)
  • Sheikh Khalid Bin Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi (father)
Relatives Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi (uncle)
Minister of State for Tolerance
Assumed office
16 February 2016
President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Preceded by Post established
Minister of State for International Cooperation
In office
6 November 2004 – 15 February 2016
President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime Minister Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Preceded by Gamid bin Mahdi
Succeeded by Reem Bint Ibrahim Al Hashimy
Minister of Economic and Planning
In office
6 November 2000 – 3 November 2004
President Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Prime Minister Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Preceded by Gamid bin Mahdi
Succeeded by Saeed Al Mansouri
House Al Qasimi
Lubna with Cherie Blair

HE Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi is the Minister of State for Tolerance and was previously the Minister of State for International Cooperation and Minister of Economic and Planning of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Sheikha Lubna holds the distinction of being the first woman to hold a ministerial post in the United Arab Emirates. She is also a member of the ruling family of Sharjah and the niece to His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi. Lubna graduated from the California State University, Chico with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, and has an Executive MBA from the American University of Sharjah. Lubna received an honorary doctorate of science from California State University, Chico. In March 2014, she was appointed President of Zayed University.[1] As of 2016, she is listed as the 43rd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.[2]

History

Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan al Qasimi, returned to the UAE to work as a programmer for software company Datamation in 1981. Lubna acted as the Dubai branch manager for the General Information Authority, the organization responsible for automating the federal government of the United Arab Emirates. After this posting, she took up the position of senior manager of the Information Systems department at the Dubai Ports Authority (DPA), the largest port in the Middle East, and worked in this role for seven years.

As part of a cabinet reshuffle, the prime minister of UAE, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, announced that Sheikha Lubna would take a post as a minister in the newly established Ministry of tolerance.[3]

Business career

Lubna Khalid Sultan al Qasimi's work at the DPA led His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Ports and Customs, to award her the “Distinguished Government Employee Award” in 1999 and appoint her as Chief Executive of Tejari, the first Middle Eastern business-to-business marketplace. Lubna established the governmental organization in Dubai in June 2000 to promote e-business between organizations. Under Lubna's leadership, Tejari has won the awards for the World Summit for Information Society’s "Best e-Content Provider in e-business" (Geneva) and the UAE Super Brands Council "Super Brand of 2003".

Other organizations

Lubna Khalid Sultan al Qasimi sits on various boards at organisations aside from responsibilities as UAE Economy and Planning Minister and Tejari CEO.

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "President issues Decree appointing Lubna Al Qasimi as President of Zayed University". WAM. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women". Forbes. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "UAE sets up ministries for HAPPINESS and TOLERANCE". euro news. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
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