Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi

Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi (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]

Sheikha
Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi
Minister of State for Tolerance
In office
16 February 2016 – 20 October 2017
PresidentKhalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime MinisterMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded byNahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan
Minister of State for International Cooperation
In office
6 November 2004 – 15 February 2016
PresidentKhalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime MinisterMaktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Preceded byGamid bin Mahdi
Succeeded byReem Bint Ibrahim Al Hashimy
Minister of Economic and Planning
In office
6 November 2000 – 3 November 2004
PresidentZayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Prime MinisterMaktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Preceded byGamid bin Mahdi
Succeeded bySultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori
Personal details
Born
Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi

(1962-02-04) 4 February 1962
Dubai, Trucial States
(now United Arab Emirates)
Parent
  • Sheikh Khalid Bin Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi (father)
RelativesSultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi (uncle)

She has been President of Zayed University since 2014.[4]

History
Lubna and Valdis Dombrovskis

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

References
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  2. "3 Arabs among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women". EgyptToday. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. Hutchinson, Gayle (2018-04-15). "From Chico to the UAE—In Pursuit of Partnerships - Chico State Today". Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. "Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi". www2.calstate.edu. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  7. 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)
  8. "Time to Aim High". The Business Year. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  9. "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.
  10. "UAE sets up ministries for HAPPINESS and TOLERANCE". euro news. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  11. "Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi". Forbes. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  12. (WAM). "Lubna Al Qasimi receives 'Lifetime Achievement Award'". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  13. "Honorary British Awards to foreign nationals - 2013" (PDF). gov.uk. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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