Sarah Yousef Al-Amiri
UAE Minister of Education.
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Name in Arabic:
سارة يوسف الأميري
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Nationality:
Emirati
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Country of Residence:
United Arab Emirates
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Sarah Yousef Al-Amiri's Bio
Minister of Education since July 14, 2024, United Arab Emirates.
She has been Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Schools Establishment since May 22, 2022, Chairwoman of the UAE Space Agency since August 2020, Chairwoman of the Emirates Scientists Council since February 2016, and Deputy Director and Leader of the Science Team of the Emirates Mars Exploration Project “ Hope Probe ” at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center since 2016.
She is also a member of the Higher Committee of the Seventh Session of the “ Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Program for Excellence and Community Intelligence ” since March 2023, the Advisory Board of “ Popular Science Arabia - Science for the Public ” and “ Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence ” since October 2019, and the “ Emirates Genome Program ” Council since June 15, 2021.
She was selected as a member of the Young Global Leaders Council for 2019.
She served as Minister of State for Public Education and Future Technology between May 22, 2022 and July 14, 2024, Minister of State for Advanced Technology between September 25, 2021 and May 22, 2022, and Minister of State for Advanced Sciences between October 19, 2017 and September 25, 2021. She also served as Director of the Aerospace Systems Program at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center between 2014 and 2016, and Head of the Research and Development Department at the same center between 2011 and 2014.
She started her career as an engineer on the Dubai Sat-1 and Dubai Sat-2 satellite projects, and was part of the team that defined the KhalifaSat satellite development programme.
She was selected in the BBC's list of the 100 most inspiring and influential women of 2020.
She holds a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering in 2014 from the American University of Sharjah , and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering in 2008 from the same university.




