Cabinet okays new board for UAE Space Agency

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UAE Cabinet, Sheikh Mohammed, cabinet reshuffle, national space sector, resolutions, regulations,

Abu Dhabi - The agency's board is responsible for drafting policies and strategies related to the national space sector, and issuing related regulatory resolutions and regulations.

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Published: Mon 12 Oct 2020, 11:00 PM

Last updated: Tue 13 Oct 2020, 9:33 AM

The UAE Cabinet, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, issued a resolution restructuring the Board of Directors of the UAE Space Agency. The board will be headed by Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Sciences.
The resolution, which followed the recent cabinet reshuffle, is part of the country's strategic objectives to prepare for the next 50 years. New ideas are aimed at continuing the country's overall successes, especially in space sciences.
The agency's board is responsible for drafting policies and strategies related to the national space sector, and issuing related regulatory resolutions and regulations.
The board includes Emiratis who specialise in space-related fields: Khalid Abdullah Al Mazrouei, Hamad Obaid Al Mansouri, Yousef Hamad Al Shaibani, Faisal Abdulaziz Al Banay, Dr Mubarak Saeed Al Jaberi, Salem Butti Al Qubaisi, Masoud Mohammed Mahmoud and Ali Ibrahim Al Nuaimi.


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