Reem Al Hashimy Explained

Birth Name:Reem Ebrahim Al Hashimy
Birth Place:United Arab Emirates
Education:Tufts University (BA)
Harvard University (MA)
Tsinghua University (PhD)
Honorific Prefix:Her Excellency
Reem Al Hashimy
Native Name:ريم الهاشمي
Native Name Lang:ar
Office:Minister of State for International Cooperation
President:Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Primeminister:Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Term Start:14 February 2016
Office2:CEO of Expo City Dubai Authority
Term Start2:15 July 2022
Predecessor2:Office established
Office3:Minister of State
President3:Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Primeminister3:Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Term Start3:21 February 2008
Term End3:14 February 2016
Office4:Director General of Expo 2020
Term Start4:25 June 2014
Term End4:15 July 2022
Predecessor4:Office established
Successor4:Office abolished

Reem Bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy (Arabic: ريم بنت إبراهيم الهاشمي) is an Emirati politician who is the Minister of State for International Cooperation in the United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

Education

Al Hashimy completed her undergraduate degree at Tufts University, earning a BA in International Relations and French, followed by a Master's degree from Harvard University. She also holds a PhD from Tsinghua University.[1]

Career

Al Hashimy began her career as Commercial Attaché, and subsequently Deputy Chief, of the UAE Embassy to the United States of America in Washington D.C.[2]

She was appointed Minister of State in the Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates in February 2008.[3] [4] She was appointed to her current role as UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation in February 2016.[2] [5]

She chairs the National Committee on Sustainable Development Goals in the UAE.[6] She was formerly chair of the UAE Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority. She is Chairperson of Dubai Cares[7] and the Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi. In September 2022, she became the first female Emirati politician to deliver a speech for the UAE at the UN General Assembly.[8] She led the successful bid to host the World expo in Dubai. In June 2014, she was appointed Managing Director of the Dubai Expo 2020 Higher Committee, and Director General of the Expo 2020 Dubai Bureau.[9]

Expo 2020 Dubai

In 2011, Al Hashimy was appointed by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to the role of Managing Director of the Higher Committee for Hosting the World Expo 2020.[10] She led the successful bid to host the World expo in Dubai.[11] In June 2014, she was appointed Managing Director of the Dubai Expo 2020 Higher Committee, and Director General of the Expo 2020 Dubai Bureau.[12] [13] The event, which was delayed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[14] eventually welcomed 24.1 million visitors over six months between October 2021 and March 2022.[15]

A conversation between Al Hashimy and composer A. R. Rahman in 2019 led to the creation of the all-women Firdaus Orchestra.[16] In July 2022, it was announced that she would continue her work as CEO of Expo City Dubai Authority.[17]

Personal life

Reem Al Hashimy comes from a prominent Emirati family with a long history of involvement in public service and government. Her father, Dr. Saeed Al Hashimy, was a former UAE Minister of State.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Her Excellency Reem Ebrahim Al Hashimy. www.mofaic.gov.ae.
  2. Web site: Members Of The Cabinet . UAE Cabinet . 2022-10-13.
  3. Web site: H. E. Reem Al Hashemi - Women as Global Leaders - Learning Leadership - 10. 12 March 2008. www.zu.ac.ae.
  4. News: Meet The Women Who Built The UAE. August 28, 2018 . Emirates Women.
  5. Web site: Her Excellency Reem Ebrahim Al Hashimy Biography. 2021-08-05. www.mofaic.gov.ae.
  6. Web site: UAE SDGs Committees.
  7. Web site: About Dubai Cares. Dubai Cares.
  8. Web site: UAE's Reem Al Hashimy's UN Speech Was One for The Books . About Her . 2022-09-27 . 2022-10-19.
  9. Web site: Her Excellency Reem Bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy . unstats.un.org . 2024-03-10.
  10. Web site: Who's behind Dubai's Expo 2020 bid?. 27 Sep 2013. Thomas. Beatrice. Arabian Business. 2022-10-13.
  11. Web site: Reem Bint Al Hashimy: A charismatic figure who made it possible. www.gulftoday.ae.
  12. Web site: Dubai Expo 2020 Marks One Year Of Winning Bid, Provides Updates To BIE | UAE News. Aarti. Nagraj. November 26, 2014.
  13. Web site: International Participants gather in Dubai to make progress on Expo 2020. www.bie-paris.org. en-gb. 2019-08-17.
  14. Web site: Dubai Expo confirms new dates: Oct 1, 2021 until Mar 31, 2022 - News | Khaleej Times. May 4, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200504180053/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/coronavirus-pandemic/expo-2020-dubai-dates-set-to-be-postponed . 2020-05-04 .
  15. Web site: Expo 2020 Dubai recorded more than 24 million visits over its six months. gulfnews.com. 2 April 2022 .
  16. News: Badam . Ramola Talwar . Inside AR Rahman's extraordinary all-women orchestra at Expo 2020 Dubai . The National . 23 October 2021 . en.
  17. Web site: UAE's Reem Al Hashimy to continue work as CEO of Expo City Dubai. 15 Jul 2022. Arabian Business. 2022-10-13.