Home UAE Dubai Sultan AlNeyadi goes from space to UAE Minister of Youth Sultan AlNeyadi has been named as the UAE’s new Minister of Youth, following a cabinet reshuffle by Sheikh Mohammed by Gulf Business January 6, 2024 Credit: AFP Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has announced a cabinet reshuffle for the emirate, appointing astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi as Minister for Youth Affairs. AlNeyadi made history by becoming the first Arab astronaut to complete a six-month long mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). AlNeyadi and his Crew-6 colleagues returned to Earth on September 4, 2023 after completing the mission. The crew aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endeavor splashed down off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida. ALNeyadi space experiments Image courtesy (WAM) From the International Space Station to the UAE Cabinet as a Minister … 🇦🇪👨🏻🚀✨ Dr Sultan Al Neyadi … 👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/noXaBCvE1Y — حسن سجواني 🇦🇪 Hassan Sajwani (@HSajwanization) January 6, 2024 In his cabinet reshuffle, Sheikh Mohammed also appointed Maktoum Bin Mohammed as Deputy Prime Minister for Financial and Economic Affairs in UAE, Mohammed Fadel Al Mazrouei appointed as Minister of State for Defence Affairs, Mariam Almheiri as Head of the International Affairs Office in the Presidential Court, and Dr Amna Al Dahak Al Shamsi as Minister of Environment and Climate Change Congratulations to H.E. Sultan Al Neyadi on his appointment as Minister of State for Youth in the UAE! Expect H.E. to achieve greater achievements in the future. pic.twitter.com/fPKmzaRd83 — Zhang Yiming (@Amb_Yiming) January 6, 2024 Tags space Sultan AlNeyadi UAE Minister You might also like Space startups see funding surge as spending remains high MBRSC, HCT kick-off landmark student-led HCT-SAT 1 project WATCH: Historic private US Peregrine mission launches, en route to the moon Who is Nora Al Matrooshi, the UAE’s first female astronaut to head to space in 2024?