Salem Humaid Al Marri
Director General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre , United Arab Emirates
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Name in Arabic:
سالم حميد المري
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Nationality:
Emirati
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Country of Residence:
United Arab Emirates
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Salem Humaid Al Marri's Bio
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Director General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre , United Arab Emirates.
He is the Director of the Space Program Department at the Emirates Foundation for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST).
He has 15 years of experience in the national space sector, during which he participated in many programs, including the Emirates Program to Explore Planet Mars 2117, the Emirates Project to Explore Planet Mars “Hope Probe”, the Emirates Astronaut Programme, and the Satellite Development Programme.
He has a role in various areas of cooperation between the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center and a number of external bodies concerned with the space sector, where he held a number of positions at the centre, such as deputy director general, assistant director general for scientific and technical affairs, director of the astronaut program, and director of the two “Dubai” projects. Sat-1 and DubaiSat-2, the first two Emirati satellites launched into space, and thus he was the first technical leader of a national team working to launch the country’s first satellite.
He held the position of Assistant Director and Director General for Scientific and Technical Affairs at the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology “EIAST” before its merger into the “ Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre ”.
He also chaired the committee preparing the official file to host the 72nd session of the “International Space Conference,” and chaired the conference’s organizing committee.
He is the first Emirati to be elected as a member of the International Academy of Astronautics in 2016, representing the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center and the UAE space sector.
He received the “Emirates Pioneers Award” in 2014 for his role as project manager for developing the first two Emirati satellites for monitoring and Earth observation purposes.
He is the Director of the Space Program Department at the Emirates Foundation for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST).
He has 15 years of experience in the national space sector, during which he participated in many programs, including the Emirates Program to Explore Planet Mars 2117, the Emirates Project to Explore Planet Mars “Hope Probe”, the Emirates Astronaut Programme, and the Satellite Development Programme.
He has a role in various areas of cooperation between the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center and a number of external bodies concerned with the space sector, where he held a number of positions at the centre, such as deputy director general, assistant director general for scientific and technical affairs, director of the astronaut program, and director of the two “Dubai” projects. Sat-1 and DubaiSat-2, the first two Emirati satellites launched into space, and thus he was the first technical leader of a national team working to launch the country’s first satellite.
He held the position of Assistant Director and Director General for Scientific and Technical Affairs at the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology “EIAST” before its merger into the “ Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre ”.
He also chaired the committee preparing the official file to host the 72nd session of the “International Space Conference,” and chaired the conference’s organizing committee.
He is the first Emirati to be elected as a member of the International Academy of Astronautics in 2016, representing the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center and the UAE space sector.
He received the “Emirates Pioneers Award” in 2014 for his role as project manager for developing the first two Emirati satellites for monitoring and Earth observation purposes.
