Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
United Arab Emirates/Al-Imarat Al-Arabiya A-Muttahida (Female suffrage 2006)

Independent 1971 until the emirates had been British protectorates

Ca. 1996-200? Under-Secretary of Education Aysha al-Sayaar (Aisha al-Sayer)
She was the first medical doctor in UAE.

Ca. 1998- Under-Secretary of Women’s Advancement Moza al-Habroush

1999-2006 Under-Secretary of the Labour and Social Affairs Ministry Mariam Mohammed Khalfan Al Roumi
2006- Minister of Social Affairs
(b. 1957-)

2004-08 Minister of Economic Planning Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan al Qasimi
2008- Minister of Foreign Trade
Also known as Sheikha Lubna al-Qassemi, she is a member of the Sharjah royal family

Ca. 2005- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Noora Khaleefa Salem Al Suwaidi

 2008- Minister of State and Head of the Marriage Fund of Abu Dhabi Dr Maitha Salem Al Shamsi

2008- Minister of State Reem Ibrahim Al Hashimi
A former Deputy Ambassador to the USA, she also manages the International Affairs Unit of The Executive Office of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and holds other positions.