Hessa Al Jaber Explained

Hessa Al Jaber
Office:Minister of Information and Communications Technology
Primeminister:Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani
Predecessor:new Ministry
Successor:none (Ministry merged)
Term Start:26 June 2013
Term End:26 January 2016
Office2:Member of the Consultative Assembly
Term2:2017–
Alma Mater:Kuwait University
George Washington University
Nationality:Qatari

Hessa bint Sultan Al Jaber (ar|حصة الجابر) is a Qatari engineer, academic and politician. She was the first Minister of Information and Communications Technology in Qatar following the formation of a new cabinet by the Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani in 2013.[1] [2] In 2017 she was one of four women appointed to the Consultative Assembly, becoming one of the country's first female parliamentarians.[3]

Education

Dr. Hessa holds a Bachelor of Science in engineering from Kuwait University (1981),[4] and a master's degree and PhD in Computer Science from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. (1990).[5] [6]

Career

Prior to becoming a minister, Al Jaber held the position of Secretary General of The Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR) since its inception in 2005.[7]

In June 2016, she was appointed to the supervisory board of the Volkswagen Group.[8] [9] At the United Nations, she is a member of a commission for digital development.[10] She is a member of the board of directors of the American School of Doha[11] and of the Meeza.

Currently, she is United Nations ITU broadband commissioner for digital development, commissioner for the WHO/ITU Commission on Information and Accountability for Women and Children's Health, and a member of several boards of directors, including; Qatar University's board of trustees, the board of governors of the American School of Doha, Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals, Qatar Foundation National Research Forum, the Qatar Financial Markets Authority, and the Network of Global Agenda Councils of the WEF. She is also the board chairperson of Qatar Satellite Company (Es’hailSat),[12] [13] the chairperson of Mada's board of directors,[5] the Malomatia IT Services Authority,[14] and chair of the board of trustees of the Community College of Qatar (CCQ).[15]

Hessa al Jaber is chairman of Trio Investment, a technology investment company that invests in health technology.[16] [17]

Al Jaber was appointed to the Consultative Council in November 2017 by Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.[18] [19] She was a member of the council until 2021.[20] [21]

Al Jaber was appointed to the board of Singapore-based DroobiSmit in 2023.[22] [23] She was also a speaker at the TRT World Forum in December 2023 held in Istanbul.[24] [25]

With wide knowledge of ICT development, Al Jaber is a contributor to several working papers, studies, and researches at relevant Arab and global conferences and symposiums.[5]

Al Jaber is the president of the Qatar Auto Museum.[26] [27]

Awards and recognition

In recognition of her public service, Al Jaber was honored by the ministry of interior as the "National Figure of the Year" on 24 December 2008 to honor key Qatari figures which made significant contributions during that year.[28] In 2012, she was also named the 30th most powerful Arab woman by Arabian Business.[29]

In 2013, she was listed among the 500 most powerful Arabs in the world on Arabian Business magazine, then ranked 20th on the 2013 Arabian Business' list of 100 most powerful Arab women[30] and, most recently, the Internet Society inducted her as one of eight international Internet leaders to the 2013 Internet Hall of Fame Advisory Board.[31] [32] Moreover, Mashable, which covers global social media news, named her among the eight most impressive women working in technology throughout the world during the 2000s.[33]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Emir appoints female Cabinet member in Qatar government shake-up . Doha News. 26 June 2013. 3 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Dr. Hessa Al-Jaber Is Chair of CCQ's Board of Trustees . Community College of Qatar. 12 January 2021. 15 December 2021.
  3. Web site: IPU welcomes appointment of four women to Qatar's Parliament. Inter-Parliamentary Union. 13 November 2017. 27 October 2021.
  4. Web site: Hessa Al-Jaber. relationshipscience.com. 27 October 2021.
  5. Web site: About the minister . ictQATAR . 12 August 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150823022512/http://www.ictqatar.qa/en/about-us/about-the-minister . 23 August 2015 . This article incorporates text from this source, which uses the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
  6. Web site: Hessa Sultan Al Jaber. Mathematics Genealogy Project. 27 October 2021.
  7. Web site: Board of Directors . Meeza . 3 March 2022.
  8. Web site: Members of the Supervisory Board . Volkswagen AG . 12 November 2021.
  9. Web site: VW says Qatar's Al Jaber to replace Akbar Al Baker on supervisory board . Reuters. 11 May 2016 . 12 April 2023.
  10. Web site: Broadband Commission Leadership . Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development . 3 February 2022.
  11. Web site: Board of Trustees . American School of Doha . 3 February 2022.
  12. Web site: Space-based Internet has become a reality, says Dr Hessa Al Jaber . Qatar Tribune . 25 June 2021. 22 December 2021.
  13. Web site: About us . Es’hailSat . 30 March 2022.
  14. Web site: Board of Directors . malomatia . 30 March 2022.
  15. Web site: Board of Trustees . Community College of Qatar . 20 May 2022.
  16. Web site: Dr. Hessa Al Jaber . Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development . 3 November 2021.
  17. Web site: HE Dr. Hessa S. Al-Jaber Trio Investment . Hamad Bin Khalifa University . 12 October 2020. 21 January 2022.
  18. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/09/qatar-appoints-four-women-to-shura-council/ Qatar appoints four women to Shura Council
  19. Web site: In A First, Qatar Appoints Women To Shura Council . NDTV . 10 November 2017 . 12 April 2023.
  20. Web site: Abdallah . Hala . 2021-09-19 . Five things to know about the Shura Council . 2024-11-21 . Doha News Qatar . en-US.
  21. Web site: 2020-10-12 . Dr. Hessa bint Sultan Al Jaber . 2024-11-21 . www.hbku.edu.qa . en.
  22. Web site: 2024-01-04 . Smit.fit and Droobi Health Merge to Establish DroobiSmit: Dominating Digital Diabetes Solutions in MENA/GCC and South Asia . 2024-11-21 . www.business-standard.com.
  23. News: 2023-12-25 . Smit.fit merges with Droobi Health to form new entity DroobiSmit . 2024-11-21 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
  24. Web site: 2023-12-09 . TRT World Forum 2023 Takes the Pulse of World Agenda - Türkiye News . 2024-11-21 . Hürriyet Daily News . en.
  25. Web site: 2023-12-15 . TRT World Forum 2023 Takes the Pulse of World Agenda . 2024-11-21 . www.businesswire.com.
  26. Web site: Turqueza . Lalaine . 2023-10-08 . Qatar Auto Museum Displays Unique Car Collection at Geneva International Motor Show . 2024-11-21 . Marhaba Qatar . en-GB.
  27. Web site: 2023-04-14 . Qatar Museums announces plans for Qatar Auto Museum, and opens automotive exhibition at National Museum of Qatar . 2024-11-21 . Harmonies Magazine . en-US.
  28. Web site: Dr. Hessa Al-Jaber, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology ictQATAR . hebahashem.com . 22 December 2021.
  29. Web site: 100 most powerful Arab women 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310211710/http://www.arabianbusiness.com/100-most-powerful-arab-women-2012-448295.html?itemid=448218. 2018-03-10. 2020-06-28. ArabianBusiness.com. en.
  30. Web site: Qatar: woman appointed to key communications ministry . ANSAmed . 27 June 2013. 3 November 2021.
  31. Web site: 100 most powerful Arab women 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180608041620/https://www.arabianbusiness.com/100-most-powerful-arab-women-2013-491497.html?itemid=491296. 2018-06-08. 2020-06-28. ArabianBusiness.com. en.
  32. Web site: 2013-03-06. Distinguished International Panel of Internet Leaders Join 2013 Internet Hall of Fame Advisory Board. 2020-06-28. Internet Society. en-US.
  33. Web site: Fox. Zoe. 2020-10-16. From Ada Lovelace to Marissa Mayer: The Rise of Women in Tech [INFOGRAPHIC]]. 2020-06-28. Mashable. en.

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