Director General of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) in Dubai since January 19, 2024, United Arab Emirates.

She serves as Vice Chair for SDG 4 on the Global Council on SDGs – an initiative of the World Governments Summit

She has been a member of the Dubai Executive Council since March 6, 2024, and serves on the Private Education Committee of the Education, Human Development, and Community Development Council, the Emirati Human Resources Development Council in Dubai, the Higher Committee for the Protection of the Rights of People of Determination, and the Dubai Media Council.

She also serves on the boards of the Digital School, one of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, and TECOM Group, and is a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Future Foundation, United Arab Emirates University, and the National University of Dubai.

Aisha has more than 22 years of experience in the public sector, with a focus on shaping governance frameworks and decision-making processes.

Prior to joining KHDA, she served as Assistant Secretary-General for Strategic Management and Governance at the General Secretariat of the Dubai Executive Council, where she contributed to the development of major strategic initiatives, including Dubai Plan 2033 and its social and economic agendas, the Dubai Industrial Strategy 2030, and the Dubai Disability Strategy 2020. She also served as a member of the COVID-19 Command and Control Center.

She began her professional career at the Executive Office, the private office of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, where she worked on several projects and initiatives, including the establishment of the Dubai Institute for Human Resources Development and the development of a government-wide performance management system for the Government of Dubai.

She was later entrusted with with developing the system for managing the implementation of Dubai’s strategic plan across the government sector and led a Government of Dubai task force to update the Dubai Plan 2021, launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

She led and contributed to several emirate-wide initiatives, including “My Community… A Place for Everyone,” aimed at transforming Dubai into a city friendly to People of Determination by 2020, and “Dubai Government Towards 2021,” which sought to enhance the government operating model.

She has contributed to the preparation of numerous papers and case studies documenting the Government of Dubai’s experience in strategy and performance management.

She holds a master’s degree in International Business Law from Paris II Panthéon-Assas University, an Executive MBA from the American University of Sharjah, a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from the same university, and an Executive Diploma in Public Administration from the National University of Singapore. She also holds a professional certification as a Qualified Balanced Scorecard Practitioner and is a graduate of the Mohammed bin Rashid Programme for Leadership Development.