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UAE: Sheikh Mohammed appoints Lana Nusseibeh, Saeed Al Hajeri as Ministers of State
He says that the appointments had been made after consultation with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- PUBLISHED: Tue 9 Sept 2025, 2:54 PM UPDATED: Thu 11 Sept 2025, 2:09 PM
Lana Nusseibeh and Saeed Al Hajeri have been appointed as Ministers of State for the UAE.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced the appointments on X on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
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He said that the appointments had been made after consultation with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE.
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said, "Following consultations with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, we announce today the appointment of Lana Nusseibeh and Saeed Al Hajeri as Ministers of State in the UAE Government. We wish them every success in carrying out their current and future responsibilities and extend our appreciation to all our national teams across the UAE for their dedication and service."
Lana Nusseibeh
Lana Zaki Nusseibeh previously served as Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs. She was also the UAE’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations from September 2013 to April 2024. Before the UAE’s membership in the UN Security Council, Nusseibeh co-chaired the Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council Reform between 2017 and 2019, where she led discussions on institutional reforms within the UN framework.
In 2017, Lana Nusseibeh chaired the Executive Board of UN Women and served as Vice President of the United Nations General Assembly. She also co-chaired the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalisation of the General Assembly between 2016 and 2017, and has served as Co-Chair of the Friends of the Future of the United Nations Group alongside the United Kingdom since 2015.
Saeed Al Hajeri
Saeed Al Hajeri currently serves as the UAE Sherpa to the BRICS Group.
He has also served as Chairman of the Emirates Medicines Foundation since June 2025, and held the position of Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic and Trade Affairs. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Lewis & Clark College in the United States, is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and completed the Advanced Executive Education Programme at Harvard Business School.
Al Hajeri has held the position of Executive Director at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Chairman of the CFA Institute. He has also served as Chairman of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Chairman of Salama Islamic Arab Insurance Company, Board Member of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) and Board Member of Zayed Higher Organization for People of Determination.
In 2007, he was recognised by the World Economic Forum as one of the Top 250 Young Global Leaders.
