Her Excellency Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri is the UAE Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology and Chairwoman of the UAE Space Agency. 

 

As Chairwomen of the UAE Space Agency, Her Excellency is responsible to oversee the Agency’s mandate of guiding the space sector, ensuring its contribution to the national economy and to the UAE’s sustainable development.  

 

Her Excellency is also the Chairwoman of the Emirates Scientists Council, Chairwoman of the Fourth Industrial Revolution Council, and Chairwoman of the Dubai Future Academy Board of Trustees. 

 

Previously, Her Excellency was Deputy Project Manager and Science Lead of the Emirates Mars Mission (Hope) at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and before that the Head of R&D at MBRSC, where she established the Centre’s knowledge management, strategic research and product assurance functionalities.  She was also involved in DubaiSat-1 and DubaiSat-2, and in the establishment of the KhalifaSat program.  

 

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