The Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai declared on Sunday, September 25, that the UAE Cabinet is searching for a young minister to join the cabinet, take the initiative, and resolve youth issues. He seeks more applications from the youth of the United Arab Emirates to serve the homeland.

The ruler announced it through the microblogging site X aka Twitter. He wrote, “To our young sons and daughters in the United Arab Emirates, I am looking for a distinguished young man or woman who represents youth issues, conveys their opinions, and follows government matters that concern them, to become a Minister of Youth with us in the UAE government.”

While talking about the qualities of the young minister, the ruler said that he is searching for one “distinguished young man or woman who represents the youth and follows up on issues.” 

He also said, “We want the person to be knowledgeable about the UAE, be brave and strong in representing his country, and passionate about serving the homeland.”

Those youth of the country, who are “capable, honest, and competent”, are hereby asked to land their application at [email protected] addressing to the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs.

Additionally, while mailing the applications, many of the individuals have expressed their admiration for his tweet and reposted saying that this is a very transparent, effective, progressive, and thoughtful way to choose the platform to announce a ministerial post. The candidates are eager to serve their homeland, and many of them have retweeted saying how effective they are going to be if get a chance to serve the country as a minister.

Within 6 hours of posting the announcement, on Sunday, September 24 by 6 p.m., the total number of applications submitted was 4,700 for the position available in the UAE Cabinet. 

Focusing on the Young Strength

Encouraging the upcoming generation for the ministry position is one of the major priorities of the government of the United Arab Emirates. The leaders of the country often represent their remarkable contribution and importation of the youth power.

The youth policy of the country is quite powerful, as the youngsters of the country have voted the UAE as their first choice to live in for straight 12 years, as per the annual report shared by  Asda’a BCW Arab Youth Survey.

The former youth minister of the country was Shamma Al Mazrui, who secured her position in 2016, at the age of 22 only. She was the world’s youngest minister to serve the country, and currently serving as a Minister of Community Development, also being appointed as the Youth Climate Champion of Cop28 this year.

Through her LinkedIn profile,  Shamma Al Mazrui described the role of a young minister as empowering and a great opportunity to give structure to the future of the country across society and the government. It will also ensure looking after the requirements and issues faced by the young generation, listening to their perspective, and combining them into policies divided by the government.

The Launced Initiatives for the Youth in UAE:

  •  National Youth Strategy: To look into the five major conversions of youth life in 20 years starting from 15 to 35 years.

 

  •  Emirati Youth Board membership: A mandatory initiative to appoint Emirati youngsters to the Federal Government started in 2019.
  •  Youth councils: A platform to provide their take at each policy developing stage.
  •  Youth circles: A stage to facilitate direct communication between the youth and the government, global leaders, and private sectors.
  • Federal Youth Authority: This is a startup initiative to connect each young person with every government department.