HE Reem Al Hashimy As we edge closer to 2020, HE Reem Al Hashimy’s role as director general of Dubai Expo 2020 Bureau becomes more and more critical. After leading the bid team that won the right to stage the global event, she has driven Dubai’s preparations, which were praised by the organisers of the World Expo – Bureau… As we edge closer to 2020, HE Reem Al Hashimy’s role as director general of Dubai Expo 2020 Bureau becomes more and more critical. After leading the bid team that won the right to stage the global event, she has driven Dubai’s preparations, which were praised by the organisers of the World Expo – Bureau International des Expositions – last year. Al Hashimy juggles her Expo 2020 duties with governmental ones, serving as the UAE’s Minister of State for International Cooperation. Here she attracted the world’s attention when she announced at a UN summit in September that the UAE would take in 15,000 Syrian refugees by 2021. UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation, Director General, Dubai Expo 2020 Bureau Origin:UAE Residence:UAE Sector:Diversified