Alumna becomes UAE's Minister of Community Development and COP28 Youth Climate Champion

HE Shamma Al Mazrui (MPP 2014) has been named Minister of Community Development and COP28 Youth Climate Champion in the government of the United Arab Emirates.

Shamma was previously appointed as the UAE’s Minister of State for Youth Affairs in February 2016 at the age of 22, making her the world’s youngest cabinet minister at the time of her appointment.

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