Top 100 Arabs 2024

17. Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri

Chair, UAE Space Agency

Origin: UAE

Residence: UAE

Sector: Space

2023 Rank: 12

The UAE Space Agency aims to support and foster the country’s space capabilities and drive progress. At its helm is chairperson Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri, who is steering its growth and missions.

As chairwoman, Al Amiri oversees the agency’s mandate of guiding the space sector, ensuring its contribution to the national economy and to the UAE’s development.

She is also chairwoman of the Emirates Scientists Council, chairwoman of the Emirates School Establishment, chairwoman of the Fourth Industrial Revolution Council, and Deputy Project Manager and Science Lead of the Emirates Mars Mission (Hope) at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre.

Al Amiri, who is the Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology, will be a key driving force in enhancing advanced sciences and their contribution to the national economy.

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