Amal Al Qubaisi

Amal Al Qubaisi
أمل القبيسي
Amal Al Qubaisi, October 2017
President of the Federal National Council
In office
18 November 2015 – 14 November 2019
Preceded byMohammad Al-Murr
Succeeded bySaqr Ghobash
Personal details
Born (1969-10-18) 18 October 1969 (age 55)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Alma materUniversity of the United Arab Emirates
University of Sheffield[1]
AwardsAbu Dhabi Award

Amal Al Qubaisi (born 18 October 1969) is an Emirati politician who served as the speaker of the United Arab Emirates Federal National Council (FNC) from 2015 to 2019. She was first female leader of a national assembly in the United Arab Emirates and the Arab world. Before holding the position she was the chairwoman of the Abu Dhabi Education Council.[2]

  1. ^ "Sheffield alumna elected speaker of UAE Federal National Council | MUSE". www.sheffield.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  2. ^ "FNC profiles: Advocate for the nation's daughters The National". www.thenational.ae. Retrieved 2016-05-24.