Shaikha Najlaa Mohammad Salem Al Qasimi (Arabic: نجلاء محمد القاسمي, born 1970)[1] is a United Arab Emirates diplomat who has served as the UAE's Ambassador to Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Portugal.
Sheikha Najla Al Qasimi | |
|---|---|
نجلاء محمد القاسمي | |
| Ambassador to Sweden | |
| In office 2008–? | |
| President | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Ambassador to Denmark | |
| In office ?–? | |
| President | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Ambassador to Finland | |
| In office ?–? | |
| President | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Ambassador to Portugal | |
| In office ?–? | |
| President | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
Personal life
editAl Qasimi has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the United Arab Emirates University.[2][1] She has an MSc and a PhD from Stockholm University.[3]
Career
editIn, Al Qasimi joined HSBC bank in a graduate role.[2] She later for the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research.[2][4] She began her political career in 2005 as a secretary.[1] She worked at the European and American Affairs in Abu Dhabi, and a United Nations diplomat in Geneva, Switzerland.[4] In 2008, Al Qasimi was appointed as the UAE ambassador to Sweden. Al Qasimi and Hissa Abdulla Ahmed Al-Otaiba were the first two female UAE ambassadors.[5][6] At the time, there were 3,000 Emiratis in Sweden, and just 12 Emiratis in Stockholm, where the embassy is located.[4] She later worked as the UAE ambassador to Finland and Denmark,[2] before becoming UAE ambassador to Portugal.[7]
Aside from her ambassadorial roles, Al Qasimi has been on the board of Women for Sustainable Growth and Women in International Security.[2] She currently works as a lecturer at Zayed University in Dubai, UAE.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "New envoys urged to lift UAE's stature". Gulf News. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Najla Al Qassimi". ESBRI. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Najla Al Qasemi". Zayed University. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Breaking through the glass ceiling". The National. Abu Dhabi. 6 December 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Kelly, Sanja; Breslin, Julia (July 2010). Women's Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Progress Amid Resistance. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 54. ISBN 9781442203976.
- ^ Samier, Eugenie A.; Milley, Peter (July 2020). Educational Administration and Leadership Identity Formation: International Theories, Problems and Challenges. Routledge. ISBN 9781000075854.
- ^ "UAE- Najla Al Qasimi Portuguese envoy attend launch ceremony of novel Run To Eternity". Mena FM. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2020.