| Sheikha Najla Al Qasimi | |
| Native Name: | نجلاء محمد القاسمي |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Office: | Ambassador to Sweden |
| Term Start: | 2008 |
| Term End: | ? |
| Office2: | Ambassador to Denmark |
| Term Start2: | ? |
| Term End2: | ? |
| President2: | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Office3: | Ambassador to Finland |
| Term Start3: | ? |
| Term End3: | ? |
| President3: | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Office4: | Ambassador to Portugal |
| Term Start4: | ? |
| Term End4: | ? |
| President4: | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
Shaikha Najlaa Mohammad Salem Al Qasimi (Arabic: نجلاء محمد القاسمي, born 1970) is a United Arab Emirates diplomat who has served as the UAE's Ambassador to Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Portugal.
Al Qasimi has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the United Arab Emirates University.[1] [2] She has an MSc and a PhD from Stockholm University.[3]
In, Al Qasimi joined HSBC bank in a graduate role.[1] She later for the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research.[1] [4] She began her political career in 2005 as a secretary.[2] She worked at the European and American Affairs in Abu Dhabi, and a United Nations diplomat in Geneva, Switzerland.[4] In 2008, Al Qasimi was appointed as the UAE ambassador to Sweden. Al Qasimi and Hissa Abdulla Ahmed Al-Otaiba were the first two female UAE ambassadors.[5] [6] At the time, there were 3,000 Emiratis in Sweden, and just 12 Emiratis in Stockholm, where the embassy is located.[4] She later worked as the UAE ambassador to Finland and Denmark,[1] before becoming UAE ambassador to Portugal.[7]
Aside from her ambassadorial roles, Al Qasimi has been on the board of Women for Sustainable Growth and Women in International Security.[1] She currently works as a lecturer at Zayed University in Dubai, UAE.[3]