Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi
Title
Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi
Description
Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi, or Sheikha Fatima, is the widow of the former Sheikh Zayed, the founder and first president of the United Arab Emirates. Sheikha Fatima is affectionately known as the “Mother of the UAE” among the country’s citizens. She is best known for her lifelong promotion of women’s rights, both in her own country and around the Arab world. In 1975, Sheikha Fatima formed the UAE Women’s Federation, of which she still heads. This council focused on civil rights and education for women and girls throughout the UAE. In the early 1990’s Sheikha Fatima pushed for the inclusion of women into the Federal National Council of the Emirates (the UAE’s parliamentary council). While she is less in the public eye nowadays, she still finds ways to aid women in the region. One such example is the Sheikha Fatima Award for Excellence which offers tuition rewards to phenomenally successful girls in the Arab world and India. Sheikha Fatima has spent her entire life both in service of her country and even more so in service of women everywhere.
Creator
Center for Women in Leadership
Date
Unknown
Source
Relation
Publisher
Center for Women in Leadership
Contributor
Center for Women in Leadership
Format
Photograph
Language
English
Type
Figures
Identifier
International, Government, Women, Leadership
Coverage
International
Files
Collection
Reference
Center for Women in Leadership, Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi, Center for Women in Leadership, Unknown
Cite As
Center for Women in Leadership, “Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed April 18, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/740.