Hend Al Otaiba Explained

Hend Al Otaiba
Office:UAE Ambassador to France
Preceded:Ali Al-Ahmad
Termstart:August 2021
Parents:Mana Al Otaiba
Spouse:Sheikh Salem Al Qassimi
Children:2
Relations:Yousef Al Otaiba (brother)
President:Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Hend Mana Saeed Al Otaiba is an Emirati government official who currently serves as the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to France.[1] [2]

Education

Al Otaiba obtained her undergraduate degree in London, where she studied psychology.[3] She later received a master's degree in marketing, management and communications from the Paris Sorbonne Abu Dhabi in 2011 and also holds a master's degree in security studies from the UAE National Defense College.[4] [5] She is also currently a board member of the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy.

Career

From 2012 and 2017, Al Otaiba was the Director of Strategic Communications at the state-run media organization Abu Dhabi Media.[6] Her first appointment was in the Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC), where she worked in communications from 2008 to 2012.[7] [8] During her time at the TDIC she oversaw cultural programmes and also worked with the French on the Louvre Abu Dhabi.[9] [10]

In 2019, she was appointed as the first director of the strategic communications department at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.[11] [12] [13] She also served as the Foreign Ministry's spokesperson.[14] [15] [16] She joined the UAE's foreign ministry in April 2017 as an advisor to Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation of the UAE.[17]

Al Otaiba was appointed as UAE’s ambassador to France in July 2021.[18] [19]

Personal life

Al Otaiba is married to Sheikh Salem Al Qassimi current ambassador of the UAE to UNESCO and they have two sons.[20] She's a fluent speaker of French. Her father, Mana Al Otaiba, is the former UAE minister of petroleum and mineral resources and her brother, Yousef Al Otaiba, is the current ambassador of the UAE in the United States.[21]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CMS. ES. Hend Al-Otaiba; Bin Zayed's Ambassador to France and a Close Friend of Israel. 2021-08-08. Al-Estiklal Newspaper. en.
  2. Web site: Staff Report. Hend Al Otaiba is UAE's new ambassador to France. 2021-08-08. Khaleej Times. en.
  3. Web site: Madam Ambassador: the UAE's Hend Al Otaiba steps on to the world stage. 2021-08-08. The National.
  4. Web site: Ahren. Raphael. Emiratis are 'enthusiastic' about peace with Israel, senior UAE official says. 2021-08-08. www.timesofisrael.com. en-US.
  5. Web site: هند العتيبة سفيرة الامارات في فرنسا. 2021-08-08. haya. ar.
  6. Web site: 2021-07-13. Meet the latest female Emirati ambassador for the UAE. 2021-08-08. Emirates Woman. en.
  7. Web site: 2021-07-08. هند مانع العتيبة ويكيبيديا من هي السيرة الذاتية انستقرام Hind Al Otaiba. 2021-08-08. كايرو تايمز. ar.
  8. Web site: Hend, the Ambassador. 2021-08-08. www.alestiklal.net.
  9. Web site: 2018-04-09. Women To Watch In The Gulf Region. 2021-08-08. The Brandberries. en-US.
  10. Web site: 2010-02-15. Abu Dhabi to permanently make its mark on the cultural map of west Asia. 2021-08-08. eTurboNews Travel News. en-US.
  11. Web site: 2020-08-17. Halting annexation top UAE priority in Israel deal. 2021-08-08. Saudigazette. English.
  12. Web site: 'Shameful': Palestinians slam UAE delegation visit to Israel. 2021-08-08. www.aljazeera.com. en.
  13. Web site: UAE appoints 1st ambassador to Israel. 2021-08-08. www.aa.com.tr.
  14. Web site: Mohammed bin Rashid receives credentials of three new foreign ambassadors. 2021-08-08. wam.
  15. News: 2020-09-11. UAE congratulates Bahrain and Israel on normalisation: foreign ministry. en. Reuters. 2021-08-08.
  16. Web site: Normalization at Stake: the Emirati Message to Israelis. 2021-08-08. The Washington Institute. en.
  17. Web site: Hend Al Otaiba. 2021-08-08. Podbridge. en-US.
  18. Web site: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid swears in UAE envoys to France, Poland, Kazakhstan, Philippines. 2021-08-08. gulfnews.com. en.
  19. Web site: MERCHANT-HABIB. HANADI. July 9, 2021. Hend Al Otaiba Joins a Growing List of Female Ambassadors in the UAE. Savoir Flair.
  20. Web site: 2021-07-09. Hend Al Otaiba, nueva embajadora de Emiratos Árabes Unidos en Francia. 2021-08-08. EL CORREO DEL GOLFO. es.
  21. Web site: 2021-07-08. Madam Ambassador: the UAE's Hend Al Otaiba steps on to the world stage. 2021-08-08. My Blog. en-US.

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