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Earlier on May 13, 2020, Sheikh Mohammed had called for a government restructure
The new UAE government structure approved and announced by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai has been revealed.
Sheikh Mohammed started the announcement saying, “Brothers and sisters, after consulting with my brother Mohamed bin Zayed, may God preserve him, who blessed the new structure of the government and directed to use all resources to preserve our gains … and accelerate the development process in our country…”
He added that UAE would be “canceling 50% of government service centers and converting them to digital platforms within two years while merging about 50% of federal agencies with each other or within ministries creating new government ministerial positions”.
Here’s a list of new ministers and heads of new departments announced today:
• Sultan Al Jaber: Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology
• Suhail Al Mazroui: Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure
• Abdullah bin Touq Al-Marri: Minister of Economy
• Ahmed Belhoul: Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs
• Thani Al Zeyoudi: Minister of State for Foreign Trade
• Shamma Al Mazrouei: Minister of State for Youth
• Noura Al Kaabi: Minister of Culture and Youth
• Obaid Al Tayer: Head of National Social Security Fund under the umbrella of Emirates Investment Authority
• Ohood al-Roumi: Minister of State for Government and Future Development
• Sultan Sultan Al Jaber: President of the Emirates Development Bank
• Omar Al-Ulama: Minister of State for Digital Economy, Artificial Intelligence and Remote Work Applications
• Hamad Al-Mansoori: Head of the digital government in the UAE
• Ahmed Jumaa Al-Zaabi: Minister of Supreme Council Affairs
• Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak: Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence
• Mariam Mohammed Almheiri: Minister of State for Food and Water Security
• Abdullah Al-Naif Al-Naimi: Minister of Climate Change and Environment
• Sarah Al-Amiri: President of the Emirates Space Agency
• Saeed Al-Attar: Head of media office for the Emirates government
• Hoda Al Hashemi: Head of government strategy and innovation
• Mohammed Hamad Al-Kuwaiti: Head of cybersecurity