Reem Bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy ( ar, معالي ريم بنت إبراهيم الهاشمي) is an Emirati civil servant who is currently serving as 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 Tufts University is a private research university on the border of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learnin ...

, earning a BA in International Relations and French, followed by a Master's degree from

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. She also holds a PhD from

Tsinghua University Tsinghua University (; abbr. THU) is a national public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education. The university is a member of the C9 League, Double First Class University Plan, Projec ...

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. She was appointed Minister of State in the

Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates The Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates, or Council of Ministers ( ar, مجلس الوزراء), is the chief executive body of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) federal government. The Cabinet consists of federal government ministers, and is led b ...

in February 2008. She was appointed to her current role as UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation in February 2016. Al Hashimy chairs the National Committee on Sustainable Development Goals, which leads the promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals in the UAE. Al Hashimy was formerly chair of the UAE Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority. She serves as Chairperson of Dubai Cares, a philanthropic organisation that aims to improve access to education in developing countries, and is the Chairperson of

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Abu Dhabi. In September 2022, Al Hashimy became the first female Emirati politician to deliver a speech for the UAE at the

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Expo 2020 Dubai

In 2011, Al Hashimy was appointed by Sheikh

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, links=no; ; born 15 July 1949) is the vice president, prime minister, and minister of defence of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as the ruler of Dubai. H ...

to the role of Managing Director of the Higher Committee for Hosting the World

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. She subsequently led the successful bid to host the first World Expo to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region. In June 2014, Al Hashimy was appointed Managing Director of the Dubai

Higher Committee, and Director General of the Expo 2020 Dubai Bureau. The event, which was delayed by one year due to the

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, eventually welcomed 24.1 million visitors over six months between October 2021 and March 2022. In July 2022, it was announced that Al Hashimy would continue her work as CEO of Expo City Dubai Authority, responsible for the physical and intangible legacy of Expo 2020 Dubai.

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Her Excellency Reem Ebrahim Al Hashimy
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Expo 2020 Dubai

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