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UAE names female envoys

Shaikha Najla Mohammad Al Qasimi has been nominated as the UAE's Ambassador to Sweden.

  • Staff Report
  • Published: 23:52 September 16, 2008
  • Gulf News

Dubai: Shaikha Najla Mohammad Al Qasimi has been nominated as the UAE's Ambassador to Sweden.

The decision was approved by the Cabinet meeting chaired by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday.

In the same meeting, Hussa Al Otaiba was named as the UAE's Ambassador to Spain.

In a statement to the Al Bayan daily newspaper, Shaikha Najla said she is grateful to the trust placed in her by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Shaikh Mohammad.

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