H.E. Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi

Minister of Sports and Chancellor of the Higher Colleges of Technology

His Excellency Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi is the UAE’s Minister of Sports and Chancellor of the Higher Colleges of Technology. Before his present position, he was Minister of Education and Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs.

He also served as the Minister of State for Higher Education during which he supervised the development of higher education and scientific research in the UAE. He also formulated new policies for the sector as well as streamlined the work of higher education institutions to ensure quality outputs that match the requirements of the labor market. In October 2017, pursuant to the ministerial amendment to the UAE Government, he took on the responsibility of equipping UAE nationals with skills of the future.

H.E. is also the former Chairman of the Federal Authority for Human Resources and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the UAE Space Agency. He represented the space sector at the National Committee for Science, Technology and Innovation.

Other positions he previously held included CEO of Masdar Company; Executive Director of Strategy and Tourism Sector Development at Dubai Tourism; Vice President of the Mubadala Industry Unit; and Consultant for the management consulting firm McKinsey and Company.

H.E. Dr. Al Falasi holds a Ph.D. from Monash University, a master’s degree from the University of Melbourne in Australia, and a bachelor’s degree in Communication Engineering from Khalifa University in the UAE.