The Council of Ministers appoints Maryam bint Mohammed bin Zayed as Vice President of the Education Council

The Council of Ministers headed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, issued a decision appointing Her Highness Sheikha Maryam bint Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the Education and Human Resources Council. It is noteworthy that Her Highness Sheikha Maryam bint Mohammed is the chairwoman of the Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation, the principal advisor to the Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Scholarship for Higher Education program at New York University Abu Dhabi, and the honorary president of the UAE Special Olympics. And she supervised the UAE Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. She also chaired the Executive Committee for the celebration of the National Day of the State, since the celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Federation, which were organized in 2011, and she won the “Emirates Pride” medal for her initiatives in the national, humanitarian and academic fields, in the year 2017. And Her Highness worked, during the year 2018, to establish a “statement Zayed the Founder”, and many of the Year of Zayed initiatives. In 2021, she held the position of Vice-Chairman of the State’s Golden Jubilee Celebration Committee. It also contributed to the restoration and renovation of the “Al Hosn Cultural Area” and the development of innovative programs of events and activities related to the Al Hosn Festival, which expresses Abu Dhabi’s culture and celebrates its rich heritage, which is organized annually in Abu Dhabi. In June 2022, the Council of Ministers approved the formation of the Education and Human Resources Council headed by His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs. The most important functions of the Council focus on developing a vision for education at the state level, approving the goals and targets of education outcomes for all educational levels, and approving the general framework, policies, strategies, legislation and educational systems for all educational stages.