Hamdan bin Mohammed approves the formation of the Board of Directors of “Young Arab Leaders”

Yesterday, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, approved the formation of the Board of Directors of the “Young Arab Leaders”, whose membership includes 11 leading and influential Arab figures in various fields.

His Highness said: “These Arab leaders will oversee the expansion of the scope of the initiative during the next phase, lead the development of its projects, increase the number of members and associates in this network, attract the best promising Arab skills and talents, and support them to contribute more to designing the future of our Arab societies.”

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum stressed that the “Young Arab Leaders” initiative, which was launched 20 years ago, embodies the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, and the faith of His Highness The importance of the active role of Arab youth in the future of the region, and the preparation of capable young leaders who contribute to continuing the process of development and Arab civilization.

His Highness added: “We want this initiative to be an incubator to realize the aspirations and dreams of Arab youth so that our region returns to its golden age in various fields of science, culture, technology and intellectual creativity. We will provide support to these young Arab leaders to continue to advance the reality of Arab societies, so that their future will be better and brighter.”

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum continued by saying: “Mohammed bin Rashid believes that our Arab region possesses enormous energy, represented by 200 million young men and women, who represent 200 million opportunities to design and create a prosperous future for it, and they are its most important resource that needs capacity building and development.” skills, and providing opportunities to activate the latent potential of young people, by providing a comprehensive platform to empower youth, which constitutes the main pillar and focus of creating the Arab future, and the engine of its positive transformations. Towards growth, progress, stability and prosperity.”

His Highness added: “We look forward to achieving qualitative achievements from this initiative, through various initiatives that focus on developing the skills of young people, and providing them with opportunities to highlight their abilities to succeed and be creative in various disciplines.”

The “Young Arab Leaders” initiative is the largest specialized network that aims to support promising Arab youth, consolidate the culture of entrepreneurship and belief in the future, and the continuous pursuit of acquiring science and knowledge, in a way that contributes to supporting the comprehensive development process in the Arab region.

The Young Arab Leaders Board of Directors, headed by the CEO of the Dubai Future Foundation, Khalfan Juma Belhoul, includes Sheikh Abdullah Al Khalifa, from the Kingdom of Bahrain, Tamam Manko, from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Fahd Al-Ghanem, from the State of Kuwait, and Aissata Lam, from Mauritania, Ibrahim Al-Muhtaseb, from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mona Ataya, from Palestine, Basil Al-Baz, from Egypt, and Yazan Al-Tamimi, from Iraq, Nasser Al-Khater, from Qatar, and Sami Daoud, from the Sultanate of Oman, while Fatima Rashid Bujasim was approved as Secretary-General of Young Arab Leaders.

The initiative aims to attract 50,000 participants during the coming period, and to develop and implement many future projects and inspiring ideas with Arab youth.

This will be achieved by forming an influential network of exceptional businessmen and leaders in their fields, to support, assist and guide Arab youth, and by benefiting from the capabilities and experiences of members of the regional “Young Arab Leaders” network, to motivate and empower tomorrow’s young Arab leaders.

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Hamdan bin Mohammed:

. Mohammed bin Rashid believes that our Arab region possesses tremendous energy represented by 200 million young men and women, who constitute the most important resource for designing and creating a prosperous future.

. “Young Arab Leaders” embodies Mohammed bin Rashid’s belief in the importance of preparing capable leaders who contribute to continuing the process of development and Arab civilization.

. We aim through the initiative to attract the best promising Arab skills and talents and support them to contribute more to designing the future of our societies.

. We want the initiative to be an incubator for realizing the aspirations and dreams of Arab youth, for our region to return to its golden age in various fields of science, culture and creativity.

. “Young Arab Leaders” is the largest specialized network that aims to empower promising Arab youth in various sectors.