Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi, (born 4 February 1962) is an Emirati politician and member of the

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and the niece to Sheikh

Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi '' , spouse = Jawaher bint Mohammed , issue = Azza bin SultanMohammed bin Sultan, Crown Prince of Sharjah Bodour bint SultanNoor bint SultanHoor bint SultanKhalid bin Sultan , house = Al Qasimi , father = Mohammed b ...

. She was previously the Minister of State for Tolerance, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Minister of Economic and Planning of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). She was the first woman to hold a ministerial post in the United Arab Emirates. In March 2014, she was appointed President of

Zayed University Zayed University (ZU; ar, جامعة زايد) is a public university based in the United Arab Emirates. It was established in 1998. It is one of the three government-sponsored higher education institutions in the United Arab Emirates. It is ...

. As of 2017, she is listed as the 36th most powerful woman in the world by ''Forbes''. She was listed in the "Top 100 most powerful Arabs" in 2013 and from 2016-18 by ''

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''.

History

Lubna graduated from the

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with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, and has an

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from the

American University of Sharjah American University of Sharjah (abbreviated AUS; ar, الجامعة الأمريكية في الشارقة) is a private university in the United Arab Emirates. It was founded in 1997 by Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and ...

. Lubna received an honorary doctorate of science from California State University, Chico. She returned to the UAE to work as a programmer for software company Datamation in 1981. She was the Dubai branch manager for the General Information Authority, the organization responsible for automating the federal government of the United Arab Emirates. After this posting, she worked for seven years in the Dubai Ports Authority (DPA). As part of a cabinet reshuffle, the prime minister of UAE, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, announced that Sheikha Lubna would take a post as a minister in the newly established Ministry of tolerance.

Honours and awards

* 36th most powerful woman in the world by ''Forbes''. * Lifetime Achievement Award at Asia HRD Congress 2012 * Honorary Dame Commander of The Most Excellent

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, 2013

References

External links

Forbes Profile

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Lubna Al Qasimi Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi, (born 4 February 1962) is an Emirati politician and member of the ruling family of Sharjah and the niece to Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi. She was previously the Minister of State for Toler ...

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