Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi (Arabic: لبنى بنت خالد بن سلطان القاسمي; born 4 February 1962) is an Emirati politician and member of the ruling family of Sharjah and the niece to Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi. She was previously the Minister of State for Tolerance, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Minister of Economic and Planning of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).[1] She was the first woman to hold a ministerial post in the UAE.[2][3]
Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi | |
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| لبنى بنت خالد بن سلطان القاسمي | |
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| Minister of State for Tolerance | |
| In office 16 February 2016 – 20 October 2017 | |
| President | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Prime Minister | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan |
| 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 | Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi 4 February 1962 Dubai, Trucial States (now United Arab Emirates) |
| Parent | |
| Relatives | Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi (uncle) |
She has been President of Zayed University since 2014.[4]
History
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Lubna graduated from the California State University, Chico with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science,[5] and has an Executive MBA from the American University of Sharjah.[6] Lubna received an honorary doctorate of science from California State University, Chico.[6]
She returned to the UAE to work as a programmer for software company Datamation in 1981. She was the Dubai branch manager for the General Information Authority, the organization responsible for automating the federal government of the United Arab Emirates.[7] After this posting, she worked for seven years in the Dubai Ports Authority (DPA).[8][9][7]
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.[10]
Honours and awards
edit- 36th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.[11]
- Lifetime Achievement Award at Asia HRD Congress 2012[12]
- Honorary Dame Commander of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2013[13]
References
edit- ^ "Members Of The Cabinet". uaecabinet.ae. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "3 Arabs among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women". EgyptToday. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Minister of State for Tolerance Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi Has Been Named The Most Powerful Arab Woman In Government". Emirates Woman. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "President issues Decree appointing Lubna Al Qasimi as President of Zayed University". WAM. 4 March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ Hutchinson, Gayle (2018-04-15). "From Chico to the UAE—In Pursuit of Partnerships - Chico State Today". Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi". www2.calstate.edu. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ a b edited by Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan, Immanuel Azaad Moonesar (Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, Dubai, UAE), Raed Awamleh (Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, Dubai, UAE), Rhys Rowland-Jones (Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, Dubai (2017). UAE : public policy perspectives (First ed.). Bingley, UK. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-78714-715-7. OCLC 978866542.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Time to Aim High". The Business Year. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Defense Trade Mission Reception with Keynote Remarks by H.E. Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi". The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "UAE sets up ministries for HAPPINESS and TOLERANCE". euro news. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi". Forbes. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ (WAM). "Lubna Al Qasimi receives 'Lifetime Achievement Award'". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Honorary British Awards to foreign nationals - 2013" (PDF). gov.uk. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
External links
edit- Forbes Profile Archived 2019-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Women One Profile
- Bird's Eye View Leadership Profile