Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi

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Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi (Arabic: أحمد بن عبدالله حميد بالهول الفلاسي; born in the UAE) is the Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs in the United Arab Emirates.[1] He has been holding this position since July 5, 2020.[2] He is the former Minister of State for Higher Education.

Education[]

Al Falasi holds a Ph.D. from Sir John Monash University in Australia, an M.Sc. from the University of Melbourne, and a B.Sc. in Telecommunications Engineering from Khalifa University.[3][1]

Career[]

He has worked for McKinsey & Company.[4][5][6] He was Chief Executive Officer at Masdar, Executive Director of Strategy and Tourism Sector Development at Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, and Vice President of the Industry Unit of Mubadala Development Company.[7][8][1]

He was Minister of State for Higher Education from February 2016 to July 2020.[6][9] In 2017, the ministry became the Ministry of State for Higher Education and Advanced Skills.[9][10][1] On July 5, 2020, he was appointed as Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs.

He is a member of the board of the National Central Cooling Company PJSC (Tabreed), chairman of the Federal Authority for Human Resources,[1] chairman of the UAE Space Agency (since June 2017),[11][12][1] a columnist at Arab News,[13] and chairman of the General Authority of Sports since Jan. 2021.[14][15] He also represents the space sector in the National Science, Technology and Innovation Committee.[1]

While Al Falasi was Minister of State for Higher Education and Advanced Skills and chairman of the UAE Space Agency, the UAE’s Mars orbiter Misbar Al Amal was developed and launched on July 19, 2020 as part of the Emirates Mars Mission.[16][17][18]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi - Agenda Contributor". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  2. ^ "The complete UAE government as announced on July 5, 2020". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  3. ^ "InPics: The 100 Most Powerful Arabs Under 40". Arabian Business. 19 Apr 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "H.E Dr Ahmed Abdullah Belhoul Al Falasi | Space Pavilion & Tech Talks". www.spaceuae.aero. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  5. ^ xl-technologies. "H.E. Dr. Ahmad bin Abdulla Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi – Chairman, UAE Space Agency – Aviation Guide". Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  6. ^ a b "The UAE Cabinet - The Official Portal of the UAE Government". u.ae. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  7. ^ "His Excellency Dr. Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi | Connect With Nature". connectwithnature.ae. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  8. ^ "H.E. Dr. Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi". conferences.uaeu.ac.ae. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  9. ^ a b "Know your UAE Cabinet: All 33 bios from the new-look government". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  10. ^ "Ministry of Education, UAE - Abu Dhabi, UAE, Dubai Al Nahda Street near Al Qusais Metro Station,". edarabia.com. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  11. ^ "Luxembourg and the United Arab Emirates to Cooperate on Space Activities with Particular Focus on the Exploration and Utilization of Space Resources". www.businesswire.com. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  12. ^ Desk, News (2018-10-05). "NASA, UAE Space Agency sign agreement for cooperation in human spaceflight". Geospatial World. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  13. ^ "Dr. Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al-Falasi". Arab News. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  14. ^ "Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi to chair General Authority of Sports". wam. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  15. ^ "UAE: Al Falasi to Chair General Authority of Sports". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  16. ^ "Hope Probe project almost complete and set for 2020 launch". The National. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  17. ^ Window, Indonesia (2020-07-20). "Misbar Al-Amal first interplanetary probe from Islamic world". Indonesia Window. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  18. ^ Clark, Stephen. "Live coverage: Emirates Mars Mission launches from Japan – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved 2021-07-14.
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