Dr. Sahar Al-Obad
04/05Board member

Board of Directors

Dr. Sahar Al-Obad

Advisor for Investment and Sustainable Development

An academic and leadership vision that integrates sustainable institutional development with the formulation of long-term strategic relationships.

Biography

Serves as the Advisor for Investment and Sustainable Development at "Dubai Business Group", where she leads the formulation of the group's investment policies to ensure expansion and build strong strategic relationships with major investors.

President of the "Arab Union for Voluntary Work" since 2015, and Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the "Emirates Volunteering Association" since 2006.

Member of the Executive Bureau of the "Arab-African Youth Council", and the Regional Coordinator for the Arab Gulf States and Yemen at the Council.

Board Member of the "Make-A-Wish Foundation" in the UAE since 2020.

Academic and media expert, holds a Ph.D. with honors and recognition from Cairo University, and previously headed the Media and Public Relations Department at the Red Crescent Authority (Sharjah Branch), and has prominent and continuous media and academic participations.

Official representative of the United Arab Emirates, where she headed a number of delegations in international participations, and represented the "Arab Union for Voluntary Work" in conferences held at the headquarters of the "League of Arab States" in Egypt, in addition to representing the UAE in conferences in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Bahrain, and Sudan.

Recipient of the highest volunteer and sports work medals, including the "Sharjah Award for Voluntary Work" in appreciation of her efforts in establishing the rules of voluntary work, the "Sports Giving Award" from Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, and the "Sports Achievement Award" from the General Authority of Sports for the years 2008 and 2013.

Possesses a rich professional history in the institutional and sports sectors, as she is a graduate of the "United Arab Emirates University" in 1995, and worked in the Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat), the General Authority of Sports, and the Natural History Museum.

President of the "UAE Athletics Federation" since 2019, and was the Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the Women's Committee at the Federation, and a member of the Public Relations Committee and the Sports Committee at the "Sharjah Ladies Club", and she also holds the honorary membership of the Egyptian "Zamalek Club" since 2020.

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