Amer Al-Jabri
Emirati innovator.
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Name in Arabic:
عامر الجابري
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Nationality:
Emirati
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Country of Residence:
United Arab Emirates
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Amer Al-Jabri's Bio
Provided by Manhom
Emirati innovator.
He obtained a patent from the UAE in 2015 and from the United States in 2016 for his invention of the Emirati reader device "E7", which allows the reading and examination of passports and travel documents at the same time. It is considered the first of its kind to detect forged passports and documents, as it can read all passports, both regular and electronic. The device is now used in air, sea and land ports and in the identity and nationality authorities in the Emirates.
He held several positions in the Ministry of Interior , including: Director of the Development and Analysis Branch in the Business Department, Customer Service Representative, Director of the Partnerships Department Branch between 2010 and 2014, and Head of the Government Communications Department. He was also Director of the Readers and Official Documents Project at the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai .
He won the gold medal from the "Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property" in 2021, the silver medal for the candidates of the "Patent Office of the General Secretariat of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf" at the "Seoul International Invention Fair" in South Korea in 2020, and first place in the "Prince Naif Award for Arab Security" in the security invention category in 2018. He also won the "Innovators Under 35" Award for 2019 from the " MIT Technology Review Arabia Platform " in partnership with the " Dubai Future Foundation ".
He holds a Master’s degree in Security and Strategic Studies from the American University in Dubai in 2016, and a Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and Communications.
He obtained a patent from the UAE in 2015 and from the United States in 2016 for his invention of the Emirati reader device "E7", which allows the reading and examination of passports and travel documents at the same time. It is considered the first of its kind to detect forged passports and documents, as it can read all passports, both regular and electronic. The device is now used in air, sea and land ports and in the identity and nationality authorities in the Emirates.
He held several positions in the Ministry of Interior , including: Director of the Development and Analysis Branch in the Business Department, Customer Service Representative, Director of the Partnerships Department Branch between 2010 and 2014, and Head of the Government Communications Department. He was also Director of the Readers and Official Documents Project at the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai .
He won the gold medal from the "Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property" in 2021, the silver medal for the candidates of the "Patent Office of the General Secretariat of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf" at the "Seoul International Invention Fair" in South Korea in 2020, and first place in the "Prince Naif Award for Arab Security" in the security invention category in 2018. He also won the "Innovators Under 35" Award for 2019 from the " MIT Technology Review Arabia Platform " in partnership with the " Dubai Future Foundation ".
He holds a Master’s degree in Security and Strategic Studies from the American University in Dubai in 2016, and a Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and Communications.




