H.E. Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri

Minister of Education

Her Excellency Sarah Al Amiri is the UAE’s Minister of Education. Before her present position, she was Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology, and Minister of State for Advanced Sciences.

H.E. Al Amiri is also the Chairwoman of the Emirates Scientists Council (ESC), and the Deputy Project Manager and Science Lead of the Emirates Mars Mission (Hope) at the Mohamed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC).

H.E. Al Amiri was formerly the head of research of development at MBRSC, where she established the Centre’s knowledge management, strategic research and product assurance functionalities. She joined MBRSC in 2009 as a software developer and worked on both DubaiSat-1 and DubaiSat-2. She was also part of the initial team that set up the KhalifaSat program.

In 2014, H.E. Al Amiri was tasked with establishing the Advanced Aerial Systems Program. She led a successful development effort to fly a prototype High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS), a UAV, in the world’s busiest airspace. The project ended with a successful 24-hour flight, where the aircraft soared to the highest altitude of any aircraft over the UAE’s airspace.

In 2015, H.E. Al Amiri was selected as one of 50 young scientists by the World Economic Forum (WEF) for her contributions to the fields of science, technology and engineering.

H.E. Al Amiri holds a bachelor's and a master’s degree in Computer Engineering from the American University of Sharjah.