Shamma bint Sohail Faris Al Mazrui

Summary

Her Excellency Shamma bint Sohail Faris Al Mazrui is the Minister of Community Empowerment.

Current positions

• GovernmentChair of the Board of Trustees— Zayed University since 2023
• GovernmentMinister of Community Empowerment— Ministry of Community Empowerment since 2023
• UAE Youth Climate Champion— UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) since 2023
• Secretary General— Education and Human Resources Council since 2022
• Chairperson— UAE Special Olympics since 2017
• GovernmentChair— National Center for Education Quality
• Chair— Emirates Youth Council
• Member— International Humanitarian and Philanthropic Council
• GovernmentMinistry Policy Analyst— Prime Minister's Office
• Public Policy Analyst— UAE Mission to the United Nations
• Vice-Chair— Arab Youth Center

Career

1. 2016 – 2023
   Minister of State for Youth Affairs

   UAE Cabinet

Education

1. 2015
   Master of Public Policy with distinction

   University of Oxford
2. Bachelor of Arts in Economics with senior honors

   New York University
3. Advanced Diploma in Multi-Sector Partnerships

   New York University

Honours

• Rhodes Scholarship
• Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Citation for Distinction
• Coutts Future Leader Award
• Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Scholarship for Distinguished Students
• Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Scholarship for Top High School Students

Early life and background

She was born on 22 February 1993.