Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi Politician

HE Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi is the Minister for Foreign Trade and was previously Minister of Economic and Planning of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). She was appointed on 1 November 2004. Sheikha Lubna holds the distinction of being the first woman to hold a ministerial post in the United Arab Emirates. She is a member of the ruling family of Sharjah and the niece to His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qasimi.Lubna graduated from the California State University, Chico with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, and has an Executive MBA from the American University of Sharjah. Lubna received an honorary doctorate of science from California State University, Chico.In March 2014, she was appointed President of Zayed University. As of 2014, she is listed as the 55th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.

Personal facts

Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi
Birth dateFebruary 04, 1962
Birth place
United Arab Emirates , Dubai
Nationality
Emirati people
Religion
Islam

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Office holder

president
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
prime minister
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
successor
Politics of the United Arab Emirates

Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2004/0315/092a.html
  2. http://www.wf360.com/bev/bev08-04-alqasimi.htm
  3. http://www.womenone.org/faceslubna04.htm