UAE Minister Sarah Al Amiri among Time’s 100 most influential people of 2022
- 26 Mar 2022
Gulf Today, Staff Reporter
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, congratulated Sarah Bint Yousef Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Technology, for being selected among the 100 most influential people in 2022 — according to Time International magazine.
Sheikh Mohammed tweeted on Friday: "The daughter of the UAE and my daughter Sarah Al Amiri... among the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022, according to Time International magazine. We are proud of our young men and women who proved they were distinguished nationally and globally."
Sarah Al Amiri has been appointed as Minister of State for Advanced Sciences during the Cabinet reshuffle of October 2017. Her responsibilities include enhancing the contributions of advanced sciences to the development of UAE and its economy.
Sarah Al Amiri is the Chairwoman of UAE Space Agency and the UAE Council of Scientists.
She also holds the position of Emirates Mars Mission Deputy Project Manager at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre.
Sarah Al Amiri started her career in sciences when she worked as Programs Engineer on Dubai Sat-1 and Dubai Sat-2.
She holds a Bachelor's and a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from the American University of Sharjah.