Wedad Ahmed Bu Hamid
Emirati human rights activist
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Name in Arabic:
وداد أحمد بوحميد
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Nationality:
Emirati
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Country of Residence:
United Arab Emirates
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Emirati human rights activist.
She is a pioneer in the field of government communication, Vice President of the Emirates Human Rights Association, Ambassador of the International Women’s Organization in the United Arab Emirates, and Editor-in-Chief of Gulf Health Magazine.
She is a member of the International Federation of Jurists and Legal Professionals, the Equality Organization, the Association for the Empowerment of Women with Disabilities, and the National Committee for Family Cohesion. She is also a member of the Human Rights Policy Committee in the Emirate of Dubai, a member of the National Committee of “Read Me”, a member of the Advisory Board of Al Ghurair University, the National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking, and the Permanent Committee for Follow-up on the Universal Periodic Report on Human Rights.
She holds several positions in the Ministry of Health and Community Protection, including: Director of the Government Communication Department since 2014, Head of the Community Initiatives Committee, and member of several national committees, including the National Committee for Health Services for People with Disabilities and the National Diabetes Committee.
She has experience in many fields, including strategic planning, business development, conference management, planning and follow-up, developing a wide portfolio of social initiatives and programs, developing government communication and institutional excellence.
She was a board member of the Emirates Autism Society, and participated in many local, regional and international conferences and seminars as a speaker at the Sharjah Government Communication Forum 2018, and a speaker on “Competitiveness in the Social Field” at the Ramadan Council 2018. She was also a speaker during the International Women’s Day event “Be Strong and Start the Change” organized by the Family Development Foundation in Abu Dhabi in 2017, and participated in Zayed Humanitarian Work Day at the Rashid Center for People of Determination in 2017. She also presented a working paper at the International Symposium on the Protection of People with Disabilities in Times of War and Conflict in Tunisia in 2017.
She has received many awards and certificates of appreciation, including the “Ideal Government Employee” Award in the Dubai Government Excellence Program for the year 2013, and the “Ideal Mother Award” from Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak for the year 2002.
Master of Public Administration with High Honors, 2012, from the Canadian University Dubai.
She is a pioneer in the field of government communication, Vice President of the Emirates Human Rights Association, Ambassador of the International Women’s Organization in the United Arab Emirates, and Editor-in-Chief of Gulf Health Magazine.
She is a member of the International Federation of Jurists and Legal Professionals, the Equality Organization, the Association for the Empowerment of Women with Disabilities, and the National Committee for Family Cohesion. She is also a member of the Human Rights Policy Committee in the Emirate of Dubai, a member of the National Committee of “Read Me”, a member of the Advisory Board of Al Ghurair University, the National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking, and the Permanent Committee for Follow-up on the Universal Periodic Report on Human Rights.
She holds several positions in the Ministry of Health and Community Protection, including: Director of the Government Communication Department since 2014, Head of the Community Initiatives Committee, and member of several national committees, including the National Committee for Health Services for People with Disabilities and the National Diabetes Committee.
She has experience in many fields, including strategic planning, business development, conference management, planning and follow-up, developing a wide portfolio of social initiatives and programs, developing government communication and institutional excellence.
She was a board member of the Emirates Autism Society, and participated in many local, regional and international conferences and seminars as a speaker at the Sharjah Government Communication Forum 2018, and a speaker on “Competitiveness in the Social Field” at the Ramadan Council 2018. She was also a speaker during the International Women’s Day event “Be Strong and Start the Change” organized by the Family Development Foundation in Abu Dhabi in 2017, and participated in Zayed Humanitarian Work Day at the Rashid Center for People of Determination in 2017. She also presented a working paper at the International Symposium on the Protection of People with Disabilities in Times of War and Conflict in Tunisia in 2017.
She has received many awards and certificates of appreciation, including the “Ideal Government Employee” Award in the Dubai Government Excellence Program for the year 2013, and the “Ideal Mother Award” from Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak for the year 2002.
Master of Public Administration with High Honors, 2012, from the Canadian University Dubai.
