Shaikha Ali Salem Al Maskari ( ar, شيخة المسكري, born 1939) is an Emirati geophysicist, businesswoman, and the chairperson of
Al Maskari Holding.
Early life and education
Al Maskari was born in
Al Ain
Al Ain ( ar, ٱلْعَيْن, , ) is a city in the western side of Tawam (region), Tuwwam region and the seat of the administrative division of its namesake, Al-Ain Region, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. ...
in the
United Arab Emirates. She earned a bachelor's degree from the
University of London, and a Ph.D. in geology from
Indiana University.
Career
Al Maskari began her career at
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company ( ar, شركة بترول أبوظبي الوطنية) or ADNOC is the State-owned oil company of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is the world's 12th largest oil company by production.
As of 2021, the compan ...
(ADNOC) in 1974. Her job involved reviewing and reporting on the studies and surveys of the oil and gas fields. She left the company in 1989 and joined her family petroleum company Al Maskaria Establishment, which was founded by her mother Sheikha Azza Bint Saif Al Maskari, and in 2008 was reorganized into Al Maskari Holding.
Awards and recognition
In 2016, she received Sweden's
Royal Order of the Polar Star, First Class for building bridges between Sweden and the United Arab Emirates in the form of organizing exchange programs for Emirati medical students with the
University of Gothenburg in the late 1980.
In 2018, she was listed in ''
Forbes'' list of the 100 most influential women in the Middle East at number 70.
In 2019, Al Maskari received the Golden Peacock Global Award for Lifetime Achievement in Business and Social Leadership.
Philanthropy
Al Maskari practices philanthropy through her private foundation and in coordination with the
Emirates Red Crescent
The Red Crescent Society of the United Arab Emirates is the United Arab Emirates (UAE) affiliate of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The authority was founded in Abu Dhabi in 1983 with support of the late She ...
.
Personal life
Al Maskari was married to Donald Henry Hase, a geology professor at the
University of Iowa, and they had three children together.
Her husband passed away in 1990.
References
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Living people
1939 births
Emirati women in business
Indiana University alumni
Alumni of the University of London