Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi Explained

Native Name:أحمد بالهول الفلاسي
Native Name Lang:ar
Term Start:22 May 2022
Office1:Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs
Term Start1:5 July 2020
Term End1:22 May 2022
Predecessor1:Office established
Successor1:Office abolished
Office2:Minister of State for Higher Education
Term Start2:11 February 2016
Term End2:5 July 2020
Predecessor2:Office established
Successor2:Office abolished
Birth Date:24 November 1977
Education:Khalifa University (BS)
University of Melbourne (MS)
Monash University (PhD)

Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi (Arabic: أحمد بن عبدالله حميد بالهول الفلاسي; born 24 November 1977) is the Minister of Education in the United Arab Emirates.[1] He has been holding this position since 22 May 2022.[2] He is the former Minister of State for Higher Education and former Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs.

Education

Al Falasi holds a Ph.D. from Monash University in Australia, an M.Sc. from the University of Melbourne, and a B.Sc. in Telecommunications Engineering from Khalifa University.[3]

Career

He has worked for McKinsey & Company.[4] [5] He was Chief Executive Officer at Masdar, Executive Director of Strategy and Tourism Sector Development at Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, and Vice President of the Industry Unit of Mubadala Development Company.[6] [7]

He was Minister of State for Higher Education from February 2016 to July 2020.[8] In 2017, the ministry became the Ministry of State for Higher Education and Advanced Skills.[9] [10] On 5 July 2020, he was appointed as Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs.

He is a member of the board of the National Central Cooling Company PJSC (Tabreed), chairman of the Federal Authority for Human Resources, chairman of the UAE Space Agency (since June 2017),[11] [12] a columnist at Arab News,[13] and chairman of the General Authority of Sports since Jan. 2021.[14] [15] He also represents the space sector in the National Science, Technology and Innovation Committee.

While Al Falasi was Minister of State for Higher Education and Advanced Skills and chairman of the UAE Space Agency, the UAE’s Mars orbiter Misbar Al Amal was developed and launched on 19 July 2020 as part of the Emirates Mars Mission.[16] [17] [18]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi - Agenda Contributor. 2021-07-08. World Economic Forum. en.
  2. Web site: The complete UAE government as announced on July 5, 2020. 2021-07-08. gulfnews.com. en.
  3. Web site: 19 Apr 2015. InPics: The 100 Most Powerful Arabs Under 40. Arabian Business.
  4. Web site: H.E Dr Ahmed Abdullah Belhoul Al Falasi Space Pavilion & Tech Talks. 2021-07-12. www.spaceuae.aero.
  5. Web site: xl-technologies. H.E. Dr. Ahmad bin Abdulla Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi – Chairman, UAE Space Agency – Aviation Guide. 2021-07-12. en-US. 28 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211028145035/https://aviationguideem.com/2020/06/04/h-e-dr-ahmad-bin-abdulla-humaid-belhoul-al-falasi-chairman-uae-space-agency/. dead.
  6. Web site: His Excellency Dr. Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi Connect With Nature. 2021-07-12. connectwithnature.ae. en.
  7. Web site: H.E. Dr. Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi. 2021-07-12. conferences.uaeu.ac.ae.
  8. Web site: The UAE Cabinet - The Official Portal of the UAE Government. 2021-07-12. u.ae. en.
  9. Web site: Know your UAE Cabinet: All 33 bios from the new-look government. 2021-07-12. gulfnews.com. en.
  10. Web site: Ministry of Education, UAE - Abu Dhabi, UAE, Dubai Al Nahda Street near Al Qusais Metro Station. 2021-07-12. edarabia.com. en-US.
  11. Web site: 2017-10-10. Luxembourg and the United Arab Emirates to Cooperate on Space Activities with Particular Focus on the Exploration and Utilization of Space Resources. 2021-07-12. www.businesswire.com. en.
  12. Web site: News Desk. 2018-10-05. NASA, UAE Space Agency sign agreement for cooperation in human spaceflight. 2021-07-12. Geospatial World. en-US.
  13. News: Dr. Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al-Falasi. en. Arab News. 2021-07-08.
  14. Web site: Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi to chair General Authority of Sports. 2021-07-12. wam.
  15. Web site: UAE: Al Falasi to Chair General Authority of Sports. 2021-07-08. Al Bawaba. en.
  16. Web site: Hope Probe project almost complete and set for 2020 launch. 2021-07-14. The National.
  17. Web site: Window. Indonesia. 2020-07-20. Misbar Al-Amal first interplanetary probe from Islamic world. 2021-07-14. Indonesia Window. en-GB.
  18. Web site: Clark. Stephen. Live coverage: Emirates Mars Mission launches from Japan – Spaceflight Now. 2021-07-14. en-US.

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