Reem Al Hashimy

Reem Bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy (Arabic: ريم بنت إبراهيم الهاشمي) is an Emirati civil servant who is currently serving as the Minister of State for International Cooperation in the United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

Her Excellency
Reem Al Hashimy
ريم الهاشمي
Reem Al Hashimy in January 2023
Minister of State for International Cooperation
Assumed office
14 February 2016
PresidentKhalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime MinisterMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
CEO of Expo City Dubai Authority
Assumed office
15 July 2022
Preceded byOffice established
Minister of State
In office
21 February 2008 – 14 February 2016
PresidentKhalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime MinisterMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Director General of Expo 2020
In office
25 June 2014 – 15 July 2022
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born
Reem Ebrahim Al Hashimy

1978 (age 44–45)
united Arab Emirates, [[]]
EducationTufts University (BA)
Harvard University (MA)
Tsinghua University (PhD)

Education

Al Hashimy completed her undergraduate degree at Tufts University, earning a BA in International Relations and French, followed by a Master's degree from Harvard University. She also holds a PhD from Tsinghua University.[1]

Career

Al Hashimy began her career as Commercial Attaché, and subsequently Deputy Chief, of the UAE Embassy to the United States of America in Washington D.C.[2]

She was appointed Minister of State in the Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates in February 2008.[3][4] She was appointed to her current role as UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation in February 2016.[2][5]

Al Hashimy chairs the National Committee on Sustainable Development Goals, which leads the promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals in the UAE.[6]

Al Hashimy was formerly chair of the UAE Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority.[1] She serves as Chairperson of Dubai Cares, a philanthropic organisation that aims to improve access to education in developing countries,[7] and is the Chairperson of Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi.

In September 2022, Al Hashimy became the first female Emirati politician to deliver a speech for the UAE at the UN General Assembly.[8]

Expo 2020 Dubai

In 2011, Al Hashimy was appointed by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to the role of Managing Director of the Higher Committee for Hosting the World Expo 2020.[9]

She subsequently led the successful bid to host the first World Expo to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region.[10]

In June 2014, Al Hashimy was appointed Managing Director of the Dubai Expo 2020 Higher Committee, and Director General of the Expo 2020 Dubai Bureau.[11][12] The event, which was delayed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[13] eventually welcomed 24.1 million visitors over six months between October 2021 and March 2022.[14]

A conversation between Al Hashimy and composer A. R. Rahman in 2019 led to the creation of the all-women Firdaus Orchestra.[15] In July 2022, it was announced that Al Hashimy would continue her work as CEO of Expo City Dubai Authority, responsible for the physical and intangible legacy of Expo 2020 Dubai.[16]

See also

References
  1. "Her Excellency Reem Ebrahim Al Hashimy". www.mofaic.gov.ae.
  2. "Members Of The Cabinet". UAE Cabinet. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  3. "H. E. Reem Al Hashemi - Women as Global Leaders - Learning Leadership - 10". www.zu.ac.ae. 12 March 2008.
  4. "Meet The Women Who Built The UAE". Emirates Women. August 28, 2018.
  5. "Her Excellency Reem Ebrahim Al Hashimy Biography". www.mofaic.gov.ae. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  6. "UAE SDGs Committees".
  7. "About Dubai Cares". Dubai Cares.
  8. "UAE's Reem Al Hashimy's UN Speech Was One for The Books". About Her. 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  9. Thomas, Beatrice (27 Sep 2013). "Who's behind Dubai's Expo 2020 bid?". Arabian Business. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  10. "Reem Bint Al Hashimy: A charismatic figure who made it possible". www.gulftoday.ae.
  11. Nagraj, Aarti (November 26, 2014). "Dubai Expo 2020 Marks One Year Of Winning Bid, Provides Updates To BIE | UAE News".
  12. "International Participants gather in Dubai to make progress on Expo 2020". www.bie-paris.org. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  13. "Dubai Expo confirms new dates: Oct 1, 2021 until Mar 31, 2022 - News | Khaleej Times". May 4, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-05-04.
  14. "Expo 2020 Dubai recorded more than 24 million visits over its six months". gulfnews.com.
  15. Badam, Ramola Talwar (23 October 2021). "Inside AR Rahman's extraordinary all-women orchestra at Expo 2020 Dubai". The National.
  16. "UAE's Reem Al Hashimy to continue work as CEO of Expo City Dubai". Arabian Business. 15 Jul 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
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