Minister of State for International Cooperation since February 2016, United Arab Emirates.

She has been the CEO of the Dubai Expo City Authority since July 15, 2022, and the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Cares Foundation, and a member of the UAE Soft Power Council. She also manages the International Affairs Office of the Office of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid. Al Maktoum, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, in addition to her responsibilities within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in managing bilateral relations between the UAE and the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, India, Pakistan, and Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

She joined the federal government in 2008 as a Minister of State, and assumed the position of representative of the Supreme Preparatory Committee for “Expo Dubai 2020,” and the position of Director General of the “Expo Dubai 2020 Office.” She also held the position of Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the “Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority.”

She began her work as a trade attaché, then as deputy ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Washington State in the United States of America. Her other positions include: head of the National Center for Government Statistics.

Al Hashemi holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations and French from Tufts University in the United States, a master’s degree in arts from Harvard University, and a doctorate degree from Tsinghua University in China.