KHALEEJ TIMES, Sunday, Sep 26, 2021 | Safar 19, 1443
UAE Cabinet reshuffled: Meet the new ministers
Emirates:
His Highness
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the
UAE and the Ruler of Dubai, on Saturday announced the formation of a new UAE
Cabinet.
Here’s a list of the
new ministers:
Sheikh Maktoum bin
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Sheikh Maktoum bin
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been appointed Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Finance.
He is the Deputy
Ruler of Dubai, the First Deputy Chairman of The Dubai Executive Council and the
Chairman of the Ruler’s Court of Dubai.
He holds a number of
leadership positions in the city, with responsibilities focused on boosting
government performance and promoting the emirate’s economic sector.
He chairs the Board
of the Dubai Judicial Council, the Board of DIFC–Dubai International Financial
Centre, the Supreme Legislation Committee in Dubai, and the Strategic Affairs
Council of the Dubai Executive Council.
Sheikh Maktoum holds
a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the American University in
Dubai. He undertook a number of professional development opportunities at
Harvard University in the US, as well as the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of
Government in the UAE. He was born in Dubai on November 24, 1983.
Mohammed bin Hadi
Ahmed Abdullah Al Hussaini
Mohammed bin Hadi
Ahmed Abdullah Al Hussaini is now the UAE’s Minister of State for Financial
Affairs, succeeding Obaid Al Tayer.
Al Hussaini is an
experienced banker with an extensive track record in finance and investment. He
serves on the board of directors of the Emirates Investment Authority and the
Investment Corporation of Dubai, as well as the Emirates Integrated
Telecommunications Company PJSC (du) and Emirates NBD.
Born in 1976, he
holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in international business from
Switzerland.
Mariam bint
Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri
Mariam bint Mohammed
Saeed Hareb Almheiri — previously Minister of State for Food and Water Security
— becomes the Minister of Climate Change and Environment.
Almheiri has been
responsible for monitoring national food stocks, investing in food technology,
and following up international relations in this area.
Before that, Almheiri
was appointed as Minister of State for Food Security following the Cabinet
reshuffle in October 2017. Her responsibilities included overseeing the
development of the necessary infrastructure that would ensure the country’s food
security objectives, in line with UAE Centennial 2071 Plan.
Abdullah bin Muhair
Al Ketbi
Abdullah bin Muhair
Al Ketbi becomes the Minister for the Affairs of the Federal Supreme Council.
Staff Maj-Gen Al
Ketbi served as commander of support units for the UAE Armed Forces from 2012 to
2021, a long military career with the Army.
He has served as the
director of the Office of the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and was previously
director of the Ruler’s Representative Office in Al Dhafra Region of the
Capital.
An active participant
in a number of international forums, he has also been a prominent member of many
preparatory and organisational working groups and committees in Abu Dhabi.
Al Ketbi holds a
master’s and bachelor’s degree in military sciences from Zayed II Military
College and was born on June 6, 1956.
Abdullah bin Sultan
bin Awad Al Nuaimi
Abdullah bin Sultan
bin Awad Al Nuaimi has been appointed the Minister of Justice. He will be
succeeding Sultan bin Saeed Al Badi.
Al Nuaimi is an
economist specialising in financial management and security. He started his
career with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, going on to serve as an
economist with the Supreme Council for National Security, and then a director of
economic affairs at the council.
He sits on the Board
of Directors of the UAE Competitiveness Council and serves in a number of
strategic government committees, including the National Committee for Combating
Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and Illegal Organisations; the
Strategic Impact Economic Activities Committee; the Supreme Committee for
Foreign Aid; and the National Covid-19 Crisis Recovery Management and Governance
Committee.
He holds a master’s
and bachelor’s degrees from Boston University (BU) in the US. He was born in Al
Ain on January 1, 1976.
Dr Abdul Rahman Al
Awar
Dr Abdul Rahman Al
Awar is now the Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation. He will be
replacing Nasser bin Thani Juma Al Hamli.
Al Awar is an
experienced executive in both the public and private sectors. He started his
business career at Emirates Global Aluminium, going on to work with Dubai Oil.
He also held senior management roles at Mubadala Investment, Dolphin Energy
Limited, and HSBC.
He was appointed
director-general of the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources in
2009, and sits on the board of the Emirates National Oil Company, the Supreme
Council of the National Defense College, the University of Dubai, and is a
member of the Higher Colleges of Technology board of trustees.
Al Awar received his
PhD from Colorado School of Mines in the US. He was born on October 21, 1968.