Hessa Al Osaily
The first female media figure in the United Arab Emirates
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Name in Arabic:
حصة العسيلي
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Nationality:
Emirati
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Country of Residence:
United Arab Emirates
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Hessa Al Osaily's Bio
The first female media figure in the UAE.
She is the first Arab woman to hold the position of Commissioner General of the UAE Pavilion at the "Seville Expo" in Spain in 1992, and the "Lisbon Expo" in Portugal in 1998, and the first Arab woman to be selected as a member of the Higher Committee for the Management and Supervision of the "Expo Hannover" in 2000.
She is also the presenter of the "Al Oula Ma' Al Oula" program on "Al Oula Radio". She worked as a broadcaster at "Sawt Al Sahel Radio" between 1965 and 1969, then moved to "Kuwait TV" in Dubai and worked there between 1969 and 1974, and assumed the position of Director of the Exhibitions Department at the "UAE Ministry of Information and Culture" between 1974 and 2000, then supervised work at "Abu Dhabi TV and Radio", and held the position of Chairperson of the "Emirates Businesswomen Council", and Chairperson of the Media, Exhibitions and Conferences Committee in the same council.
She won the "Emirates Pioneers Medal" for the first female broadcaster category in 2014, where she was honored by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , and won the "Taryam Omran Journalism Award" in 2007, where she was honored by Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi , and she also won the title of "Mother of Emirati Media".
She holds a postgraduate diploma in Arabic language from " Ain Shams University ", and a BA in Arabic language and Islamic studies from the same university.




