Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi

Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi
لبنى بنت خالد بن سلطان القاسمي
Minister of State for Tolerance
In office
16 February 2016 – 20 October 2017
PresidentKhalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime MinisterMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded byNahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan
Minister of State for International Cooperation
In office
6 November 2004 – 15 February 2016
PresidentKhalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime MinisterMaktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Preceded byGamid bin Mahdi
Succeeded byReem Bint Ibrahim Al Hashimy
Minister of Economic and Planning
In office
6 November 2000 – 3 November 2004
PresidentZayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Prime MinisterMaktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Preceded byGamid bin Mahdi
Succeeded bySultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori
Personal details
Born
Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi

(1962-02-04) 4 February 1962 (age 62)
Dubai, Trucial States (now United Arab Emirates)
Parent
RelativesSultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi (uncle)

Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi (Arabic: لبنى بنت خالد بن سلطان القاسمي; born 4 February 1962) is an Emirati politician and member of the ruling family of Sharjah and the niece to Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi. She was previously the Minister of State for Tolerance, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Minister of Economic and Planning of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).[1] She was the first woman to hold a ministerial post in the UAE.[2][3]

She has been President of Zayed University since 2014.[4]

  1. ^ "Members Of The Cabinet". uaecabinet.ae. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ "3 Arabs among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women". EgyptToday. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Minister of State for Tolerance Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi Has Been Named The Most Powerful Arab Woman In Government". Emirates Woman. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. ^ "President issues Decree appointing Lubna Al Qasimi as President of Zayed University". WAM. 4 March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.