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9/22/25, 2:53 PM UAE's Ministry of Economy and Tourism announces details of 'The Emirates: The Startup Capital of the World' national campaign - …
Finally, the meeting addressed enhancing national economic competitiveness by supporting SMEs

and fostering public-private-academic partnerships to bolster regional and global entrepreneurship,
cultivating the next generation of entrepreneurs through training, support, funding, and legislative

empowerment.

The meeting was attended by members of the UAE Council for Entrepreneurship, including: Mariam

Mohammed Al Amiri, Assistant Undersecretary of Government Finance Management at the Ministry of

Finance; Dr. Faisal AlAli, Acting Undersecretary for Support Services Sector of the Ministry of Higher
Education and Scientific Research; Salama Al Haj Al Awadhi, Assistant Undersecretary, Industrial

Development Sector, UAE; Sara Al Habshi, Executive Director of the Tax Compliance Sector at the

Federal Tax Authority; Fatima Abdullah Al Jabri, Assistant Governor for Financial Crime and Market

Conduct at the Central Bank of the UAE; Shakir Zeinel, Head of Banking at Emirates Development
Bank; Mohamed Abdulkader, Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Strategy and Policies at the Ministry

of Education; Dalal Al Shahi, Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Labour Protection at the Ministry of

Human Resources and Emiratisation; Mouza Obaid Al Nasri as CEO of Khalifa Fund for Enterprise
Development; Ahmad Al Room Almheiri, Acting CEO of the Mohammed bin Rashid Establishment for

Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Dubai SME); Fatima Al Ali, Acting Director of the

Sharjah Foundation to Support Pioneering Entrepreneurs (Ruwad); Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al

Nuaimi, Director of the Business Development Administration at the Department of Economic
Development in Ajman; Sheikh Ahmed bin Ibrahim Al Mualla, Director-General of Umm Al Qaiwain

Department of Economic Development and CEO of the Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla Programme for

Supporting Youth Enterprises; Mohammed Mahmood, Assistant Director-General of the Department of
Economic Development in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK DED) and Abdullah Mohammed Al-Hantoubi, Deputy

Director of the Fujairah Municipality. (ANI/WAM)

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