Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi (Arabic: أحمد بن عبدالله حميد بالهول الفلاسي; born in the

UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

) is the Minister of Education in the United Arab Emirates. He has been holding this position since May 22, 2022. He is the former Minister of State for Higher Education and former Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs. Born in November 24 of 1977, Ahmed Belhoul

Education

Al Falasi holds a Ph.D. from Sir John Monash University in

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, an M.Sc. from the

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, and a B.Sc. in

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from

Khalifa University Khalifa University ( ar, جامعة خليفة) is a public research university located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was ranked as the 181st best university in the world by QS world university rankings of 2023. Founded in 2007 by a decr ...

Career

He has worked for McKinsey & Company. He was Chief Executive Officer at

Masdar Masdar,(Arabic:مصدر‎), also known as the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, is a UAE-government owned renewable energy company based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Masdar is a subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company and was founded b ...

, 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 Mubadala Investment Company PJSC ( ar, شركة مبادلة للاستثمار), or simply Mubadala, is an Emirati state-owned holding company that acts as a sovereign wealth fund. The company was established in 2017 when then-named Mubadala Dev ...

. He was Minister of State for Higher Education from February 2016 to July 2020. In 2017, the ministry became the Ministry of State for Higher Education and Advanced Skills. On July 5, 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 The United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA) ( ar, وكالة الإمارات للفضاء translit: wikālat al-Imārāt l-lifaḍā') is the space agency of the United Arab Emirates government responsible for the development of the country' ...

(since June 2017), a columnist at

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, and chairman of the General Authority of Sports since Jan. 2021. 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

, the UAE’s Mars orbiter Misbar Al Amal was developed and launched on July 19, 2020 as part of the

Emirates Mars Mission , ''Al-Amal'') , manufacturer = , dry_mass = 550 kg , launch_mass = 1350 kg, including800 kg hydrazine fuel1,350 kg , payload_mass = , dimensions = 2.37 m × 2.90 m , power = 1800 watts from t ...

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