Arab Women by Nationality - Emirati
Emirati
Ruler's wife and Humanitarian
Wife of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan
- founded first women's society in Emirates, the Abu Dhabi Women's society in 1973
- creates UAE Women's Federation in 1975. It's aims are to ceate the opportunity for all women to realize their full potential through education,and the workplace
- The Marie Curie Medal was awarded to Her Highness Shaikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, UAE First Lady, in December 1999 by UNESCO
- UNICEF has offered H.H. Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak , wife of H.H. the President and head of the Women’s Union , the prize of the 2001 personality that cares for children’s health , in recognition of her Highness’s promotion of care for children in the UAE .
Naila Al Moosawi
Air Traffic Controller
- educated at Aviation College, Dubai
- first female air traffic controller in UAE
- first female site manager at ENOC
Habiba Sultan Al Marashi
Environmentalist
- Chair of the Emirates Environmental Group (EEG), the U.A.E's first environmental venture which was started in 1991
- the world's only
Non Governmental Organization (NGO) to receive the ISO 14001 certification
for its commitment towards creating a "clean" and "pollution-free
environment".
Badriya Al-Tamimi
Business woman
- graduated from Dubai Civil Aviation College in Business Administration
- worked at SOS, an international recruitment agency
- acting manager for Dubai Quality Group
Maha Garagash
Film maker
- University 1980 - in United States
- joined Dubai TV in 1994
- film director for Dubai TV, specializing in documenting arab traditions and culture
- director of "Arabesques" for Dubai TV
- won Top Female Employee award from Dubai Government 2000
Mona al Marri
Journalist
- Managing Director of the Dubai Press Club
- graduated from Higher Colleges of Technology (Dubai) in 1996
- 1997 Media and Public Relations manager of first Dubai Shopping Festival
- 1998 becomes project manager of Dubai Summer Surprises for the Dubai Economic Department
- 2000? Managing Director of Dubai Press Club
Emirati
b. 1952
Author
- educated at UAE University
- director of Al Gubaiba secondary school
- pioneer of the short story in the UAE
- manager of the Emirates Organization of Women Writers
- Awarded Most Successful Teacher prize by Sheik Khalifa bin Zaued in 1997
- short stories include Soul's Broken, Night's Sadness, Departure, The North Wind,, Al Raheel
Raja Easa Al Gurg
Emirati
b. 1953
Business woman / Teacher
- graduated from Kuwait University in 1977 with degree in English Literature
- first worked at the Ministry of Education, UAE as a teacher then as a deputy head mistress
- 1990 she began work for her father's Al Gurg companies,
- Managing Director now responsible for 29 companies and 3000 employees
- President of the Business Women's Committee under the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Emirati
b. 1956
Artist
- educated at College of Fine Art, Cairo, (M.A)
- first woman to be awarded a government scholarship to study art outside the UAE
- 1997 became first artist from the UAE to gain a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture
- exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Sudan, Oman, Qatar, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Germany, United States, Spain, Italy, Russia, Japan and France since 1986
- works in mixed media on canvas and sculpture
- teaches art at the Dubai Women's Association and at the National Youth Theatre and Arts workshops
- works as an art supervisor for the Ministry of Education
Lloyd, Fran and Keelan, Siumee H. Contemporary Arab women's art : dialogues of the present London : WAL, c1999.
Emirati
Artist / Business woman
- Daughter of His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan Mohammed Al-Qasimi Ruler of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Educated at the
Higher Colleges of Technology
Dubai Women's college
Higher Dimploma in Banking and Finance
B.Sc in Business Administration (2000) - Masters in Forced
Migration
University of Oxford- St. Antony's College - Currently a D.Phil. candidate at the University of Oxford Oriental Studies Department- Modern Middle Eastern Studies
- exhibited in group exhibitions in United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Egypt, China, United Kingdom
- works in mixed, collage, prints and oil on canvas
- owner of The Book Mall, Sharjah
Lloyd, Fran, ed. Contemporary Arab Women’s Art: Dialogues of the Present. London: WAL (Women’s Art Library), 1999. Print. p. 239, 209-212.(DWC collection N6260.C65 1999)
Nuha Mohammed Safar
Emirati
b. 1980
Business woman
- Head of Events and Promotional Campaigns, Foreign Relations Department, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
- Graduated from Higher Colleges of Technology in Business Adminstration.
- part of the team that organized the first Dubai Summer Surprises campaign
- Youngest section head at DCCI.
Source: Zahra Al Mulla - DWC
Sheikha Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi
Emirati
b. c.1959
Business woman
- Managing Director of Tejari.com
- Graduated with a Bachelor of Science from California State University, and an MBA from American University of Sharjah.
- Held the position of Dubai Branch Manager of the General Information Authority of the UAE Federal Government
- Held the position of senior manager of information systems at Dubai Ports Authority 1993-2000
- Heads the Dubai e-government team responsible for implementing electronic initatives in the public sector
- 2000 - Named IT Woman of the Year by Datamatrix
- 2004 – Emirates' first woman cabinet minister – Ministry of Economy and Planning.
- 2006 – Honorary award – 21 Leaders for the 21 st century award.
- 2008 - Named Minister of ForeignTrade February 2008
Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved September 29, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubna_Khalid_Al_Qasimi
International Who’s Who of Women. 6th ed. London: Routledge, 2008. Print. p.694. (DWC collection REF CT3202.I58 2008)