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'''Amina Taher''' ({{lang-ar|أمينة طاهر}}) is an Emirati airline marketing executive,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rogers|first=Danny|title='Being a woman in male-dominated industry is not easy': PRWeek meets Etihad high-flyer Amina Taher|url=http://www.prweek.com/article/1443528|access-date=2021-03-04|website=www.prweek.com}}</ref> businesswoman, and advocate for the empowerment of women.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://omny.fm/shows/thebusinessbreakfastpodcast/women-currently-hold-just-3-of-board-director-role|title=Women currently hold just 3% of board director roles at UAE listed companies. - Bitesize Business Breakfast - Omny.fm|first1=Omny Studio is the complete audio management solution for|last1=podcasters|first2=Radio|last2=Stations|website=omny.fm}}</ref> Taher joined Etihad in January 2013,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-09-30|title=Opportunity was key for Muslim career woman and Etihad executive|url=https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2016/09/30/opportunity-was-key-for-muslim-career-woman-and-etihad-executive/|access-date=2021-08-05|website=Runway Girl|language=en-US}}</ref> and is currently a Senior Executive, Marketing, for [[Brand Dubai]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-03 |title=Dubai Metro Music Festival attracts large crowds at Dubai Metro stations |url=https://www.wam.ae/en/details/1395303137619 |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=wam}}</ref>
'''Amina Taher''' ({{lang-ar|أمينة طاهر}}) is an Emirati airline marketing executive,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rogers|first=Danny|title='Being a woman in male-dominated industry is not easy': PRWeek meets Etihad high-flyer Amina Taher|url=http://www.prweek.com/article/1443528|access-date=2021-03-04|website=www.prweek.com}}</ref> businesswoman, and advocate for the empowerment of women.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://omny.fm/shows/thebusinessbreakfastpodcast/women-currently-hold-just-3-of-board-director-role|title=Women currently hold just 3% of board director roles at UAE listed companies. - Bitesize Business Breakfast - Omny.fm|first1=Omny Studio is the complete audio management solution for|last1=podcasters|first2=Radio|last2=Stations|website=omny.fm}}</ref> Taher joined Etihad in January 2013,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-09-30|title=Opportunity was key for Muslim career woman and Etihad executive|url=https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2016/09/30/opportunity-was-key-for-muslim-career-woman-and-etihad-executive/|access-date=2021-08-05|website=Runway Girl|language=en-US}}</ref> and is currently a Senior Executive, Marketing, for [[Brand Dubai]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-03 |title=Dubai Metro Music Festival attracts large crowds at Dubai Metro stations |url=https://www.wam.ae/en/details/1395303137619 |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=wam}}</ref>


== Education ==
Amina Taher gained an [[MBA]] degree from [[London Business School]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Changemakers: Amina Taher|url=https://www.london.edu/think/changemakers-amina-taher|access-date=2021-03-04|website=London Business School|language=en}}</ref> and an [[Master of Public Administration|MPA]] degree from [[Harvard Kennedy School|Harvard University's Kennedy School]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Student Profile – Amina Taher, MC/MPA Mason 2015|url=https://hksadmissionblog.tumblr.com/post/102067492474/student-profile-amina-taher-mcmpa-mason-2015|access-date=2021-03-04|website=Harvard Kennedy School Admissions Blog|language=en}}</ref> where she was an Emirates Leader Initiative Fellowship/ Scholarship recipient.
Amina Taher gained an [[MBA]] degree from [[London Business School]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Changemakers: Amina Taher|url=https://www.london.edu/think/changemakers-amina-taher|access-date=2021-03-04|website=London Business School|language=en}}</ref> and an [[Master of Public Administration|MPA]] degree from [[Harvard Kennedy School|Harvard University's Kennedy School]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Student Profile – Amina Taher, MC/MPA Mason 2015|url=https://hksadmissionblog.tumblr.com/post/102067492474/student-profile-amina-taher-mcmpa-mason-2015|access-date=2021-03-04|website=Harvard Kennedy School Admissions Blog|language=en}}</ref> where she was an Emirates Leader Initiative Fellowship/ Scholarship recipient.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}


== Career ==
She is the only woman on the board of DXB Entertainments PJSC,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dxbentertainments.com/investor-relations/board-of-directors/|title=Board of Directors &#124; Investor Relations|website=www.dxbentertainments.com}}</ref> which owns several theme parks and hotels in UAE, including Legoland Dubai, in addition to sitting on the boards of the Middle East Public Relations Association and the Marketing Society. Previously, she served as one of the first women on the UAE Tennis Federation board, where she promoted the development of tennis at a grassroots level to Emirati youth.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Abulleil|first=Reem|title=Dubai comes to Davis Cup rescue after Myanmar issue - Sport360 News|url=https://sport360.com/article/tennis/uae-tennis/13573/dubai-comes-davis-cup-rescue-after-myanmar-issue|access-date=2021-04-26|website=sport360.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
She is the only woman on the board of DXB Entertainments PJSC,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dxbentertainments.com/investor-relations/board-of-directors/|title=Board of Directors &#124; Investor Relations|website=www.dxbentertainments.com}}</ref> which owns several theme parks and hotels in UAE, including Legoland Dubai, in addition to sitting on the boards of the Middle East Public Relations Association and the Marketing Society.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}} Previously, she served on the UAE Tennis Federation board, where she promoted the development of tennis at a grassroots level to Emirati youth.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Abulleil|first=Reem|title=Dubai comes to Davis Cup rescue after Myanmar issue - Sport360 News|url=https://sport360.com/article/tennis/uae-tennis/13573/dubai-comes-davis-cup-rescue-after-myanmar-issue|access-date=2021-04-26|website=sport360.com|language=en-US}}</ref>


Amina Taher was named as one of the top 50 [[Forbes]] Power Businesswomen in The Middle East in 2020<ref>{{Cite web|last=East|first=Forbes Middle|title=Power Businesswomen in The Middle East 2020|url=https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/list/power-businesswomen-middle-east-2020|access-date=2021-03-04|website=Forbes ME|language=en-US}}</ref> and was also featured in Forbes' 50 impactful Marketing and Communications Professionals in the Middle East. She was the feature of a cover story in Elle Arabia<ref>{{Cite web|title=ELLE Arabia on Instagram: "Our December Cover star Amina Taher is among the many women in the region forging ahead with both passion and purpose - in business, the…"|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CITIQRuJDee/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CITIQRuJDee |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration|access-date=2021-03-04|website=Instagram|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> in December 2020.
Amina Taher was named as one of the top 50 [[Forbes]] Power Businesswomen in The Middle East in 2020<ref>{{Cite web|last=East|first=Forbes Middle|title=Power Businesswomen in The Middle East 2020|url=https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/list/power-businesswomen-middle-east-2020|access-date=2021-03-04|website=Forbes ME|language=en-US}}</ref> and was also featured in Forbes' 50 impactful Marketing and Communications Professionals in the Middle East. She was the feature of a cover story in Elle Arabia<ref>{{Cite web|title=ELLE Arabia on Instagram: "Our December Cover star Amina Taher is among the many women in the region forging ahead with both passion and purpose - in business, the…"|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CITIQRuJDee/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CITIQRuJDee |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration|access-date=2021-03-04|website=Instagram|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> in December 2020.


Taher's other work has included both writing as a columnist from 2007 to 2012<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-02-19|title=Emiratisation means much more than mere quota filling|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/emiratisation-means-much-more-than-mere-quota-filling-1.379852|access-date=2021-04-26|website=The National|language=en}}</ref> and hosting a podcast series produced by ''[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]'', a UAE newspaper.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-05|title=The UAE's most trailblazing women sit down with Amina Taher in new podcast 'Seera'|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/podcasts/the-uae-s-most-trailblazing-women-sit-down-with-amina-taher-in-new-podcast-seera-1.988684|access-date=2021-03-04|website=The National|language=en}}</ref> From 2010 to 2014 she was head of communications and social development at [[Mubadala Investment Company|Mubadala Investments]]. During her tenure, she founded and led Weyana, the sovereign wealth fund's youth program focusing on education, culture, and well-being.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-10-18|title=HH Sheikh Abdullah Al Nahyan Delivers Keynote Address|url=https://www.mubadala.com/en/news/hh-sheikh-abdullah-al-nahyan-delivers-keynote-address|access-date=2021-04-26|website=www.mubadala.com|language=en}}</ref>
Taher's other work has included both writing as a columnist from 2007 to 2012<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-02-19|title=Emiratisation means much more than mere quota filling|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/emiratisation-means-much-more-than-mere-quota-filling-1.379852|access-date=2021-04-26|website=The National|language=en}}</ref> and hosting a podcast series produced by ''[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-05|title=The UAE's most trailblazing women sit down with Amina Taher in new podcast 'Seera'|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/podcasts/the-uae-s-most-trailblazing-women-sit-down-with-amina-taher-in-new-podcast-seera-1.988684|access-date=2021-03-04|website=The National|language=en}}</ref> From 2010 to 2014 she was head of communications and social development at [[Mubadala Investment Company|Mubadala Investments]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}} During her tenure, she founded and led Weyana, the sovereign wealth fund's youth program focusing on education, culture, and well-being.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-10-18|title=HH Sheikh Abdullah Al Nahyan Delivers Keynote Address|url=https://www.mubadala.com/en/news/hh-sheikh-abdullah-al-nahyan-delivers-keynote-address|access-date=2021-04-26|website=www.mubadala.com|language=en}}</ref>


In 2011, Taher co-founded Slices,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-02-04|title=Organic bistro brings 'slices' of life to four young Emiratis|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/food/organic-bistro-brings-slices-of-life-to-four-young-emiratis-1.370065|access-date=2021-03-04|website=The National|language=en}}</ref> a startup that has served over 1,000,000 locally sourced meals to Emirati schoolchildren.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}
In 2011, Taher co-founded Slices,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-02-04|title=Organic bistro brings 'slices' of life to four young Emiratis|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/food/organic-bistro-brings-slices-of-life-to-four-young-emiratis-1.370065|access-date=2021-03-04|website=The National|language=en}}</ref> a startup that has served over 1,000,000 locally sourced meals to Emirati schoolchildren.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}

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Amina Taher
Taher at an event in Dubai, January 2021
Born
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
EducationLondon Business School
Harvard Kennedy School
OccupationBusinesswoman

Amina Taher (Template:Lang-ar) is an Emirati airline marketing executive,[1] businesswoman, and advocate for the empowerment of women.[2] Taher joined Etihad in January 2013,[3] and is currently a Senior Executive, Marketing, for Brand Dubai.[4]

Education

Amina Taher gained an MBA degree from London Business School[5] and an MPA degree from Harvard University's Kennedy School,[6] where she was an Emirates Leader Initiative Fellowship/ Scholarship recipient.[citation needed]

Career

She is the only woman on the board of DXB Entertainments PJSC,[7] which owns several theme parks and hotels in UAE, including Legoland Dubai, in addition to sitting on the boards of the Middle East Public Relations Association and the Marketing Society.[citation needed] Previously, she served on the UAE Tennis Federation board, where she promoted the development of tennis at a grassroots level to Emirati youth.[8]

Amina Taher was named as one of the top 50 Forbes Power Businesswomen in The Middle East in 2020[9] and was also featured in Forbes' 50 impactful Marketing and Communications Professionals in the Middle East. She was the feature of a cover story in Elle Arabia[10] in December 2020.

Taher's other work has included both writing as a columnist from 2007 to 2012[11] and hosting a podcast series produced by The National.[12] From 2010 to 2014 she was head of communications and social development at Mubadala Investments.[citation needed] During her tenure, she founded and led Weyana, the sovereign wealth fund's youth program focusing on education, culture, and well-being.[13]

In 2011, Taher co-founded Slices,[14] a startup that has served over 1,000,000 locally sourced meals to Emirati schoolchildren.[citation needed]

Personal life

Taher was born and raised in Dubai and is the eldest of five sisters. She has one daughter.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Rogers, Danny. "'Being a woman in male-dominated industry is not easy': PRWeek meets Etihad high-flyer Amina Taher". www.prweek.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  2. ^ podcasters, Omny Studio is the complete audio management solution for; Stations, Radio. "Women currently hold just 3% of board director roles at UAE listed companies. - Bitesize Business Breakfast - Omny.fm". omny.fm.
  3. ^ "Opportunity was key for Muslim career woman and Etihad executive". Runway Girl. 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  4. ^ "Dubai Metro Music Festival attracts large crowds at Dubai Metro stations". wam. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  5. ^ "Changemakers: Amina Taher". London Business School. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  6. ^ "Student Profile – Amina Taher, MC/MPA Mason 2015". Harvard Kennedy School Admissions Blog. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  7. ^ "Board of Directors | Investor Relations". www.dxbentertainments.com.
  8. ^ Abulleil, Reem. "Dubai comes to Davis Cup rescue after Myanmar issue - Sport360 News". sport360.com. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  9. ^ East, Forbes Middle. "Power Businesswomen in The Middle East 2020". Forbes ME. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  10. ^ "ELLE Arabia on Instagram: "Our December Cover star Amina Taher is among the many women in the region forging ahead with both passion and purpose - in business, the…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  11. ^ "Emiratisation means much more than mere quota filling". The National. 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  12. ^ "The UAE's most trailblazing women sit down with Amina Taher in new podcast 'Seera'". The National. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  13. ^ "HH Sheikh Abdullah Al Nahyan Delivers Keynote Address". www.mubadala.com. 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  14. ^ "Organic bistro brings 'slices' of life to four young Emiratis". The National. 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2021-03-04.


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