Jameela Salem Al Muhairi
Jameela Salem Al Muhairi is a politician and Government Minister in the United Arab Emirates. She is the Minister of State for Public Education.{{cite web|url=https://uaecabinet.ae/en/details/cabinet-members/her-excellency-jameela-bint-salem-mesbeh-al-muhairi|title=Members Of The Cabinet|website=uaecabinet.ae|publisher=uaecabinet.ae|language=en|accessdate=11 November 2017}} The ministry under her has created a plan to overhaul schools in the United Arab Emirates and use Cambridge International Examinations syllabus in English version schools.{{Cite news|url=http://www.emirates247.com/news/sheikh-mohammed-approves-plan-to-overhaul-public-school-education-2016-08-30-1.640058|title=Sheikh Mohammed approves plan to overhaul public school education|last=Wam|date=30 August 2016|work=Emirates 24{{!}}7|access-date=11 November 2017|language=en-GB}}
Biography
Jameela graduated from the United Arab Emirates University where she studied Management.{{cite web|title=Her Excellency Jameela Salem Al Muhairi, Minister of State for Public Education thanks the UAE leadership|url=http://teachmiddleeastmag.com/3963-2/|website=Teach Middle East Magazine|accessdate=11 November 2017|date=11 February 2016}} She worked at the Ministry of Education from 1995 to 2004. From 2004 to 2007, she was the Executive Director of Dubai Knowledge Village. Muhairi has been working as the Chief of Dubai Schools Inspections Bureau at KHDA since 2006.{{Cite web|last=Website|first=M. O. E.|title=Her Excellency Jameela bint Salem Al Muhairi|url=https://www.moe.gov.ae:443/En/AboutTheMinistry/pages/ministermessagepubliceducation.aspx|access-date=2021-10-03|website=www.moe.gov.ae|language=en-US}} She was the Chief of Dubai School Inspection Bureau at Knowledge and Human Development Authority. She has also been the Chairman of the Emirates School Establishment since 2019.{{Cite web|title=Executive bios of prominent people and decision makers in Arabia|url=https://dhow.com/executive-bios/|access-date=2021-10-03|website=Dhow Net|language=en-US}} She was made the State Minister of Public Education of the United Arab Emirates in February 2016.{{cite web|title=Her Excellency Jameela bint Salem Al Muhairi|url=https://www.moe.gov.ae/En/AboutTheMinistry/pages/ministermessagepubliceducation.aspx|website=moe.gov.ae|accessdate=11 November 2017}} She sits on the board of the charity Dubai Cares Foundation.{{cite web|title=Her Excellency Jameela bint Salem Al Muhairi|url=https://site.qudwa.com/en/speakers/64/Her-Excellency-Jameela-bint-Salem-Al-Muhairi.html|website=site.qudwa.com|accessdate=11 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112021615/https://site.qudwa.com/en/speakers/64/Her-Excellency-Jameela-bint-Salem-Al-Muhairi.html|archive-date=12 November 2017|url-status=dead}} She was a panelist on the Equity in Education: Delivering on SDG4 hosted in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.{{cite news|title=Whatever the question, education is key|url=http://gulftoday.ae/portal/38c23607-931f-4b8d-b5b0-0ae1abd7f5fa.aspx|accessdate=11 November 2017|work=Gulf Today|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112021812/http://gulftoday.ae/portal/38c23607-931f-4b8d-b5b0-0ae1abd7f5fa.aspx|archive-date=12 November 2017|url-status=dead}} She founded the school targets initiative that aims to monitor schools and reward outstanding results from them.{{cite news|title=Mohammad attends signing of National Agenda document|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/mohammad-attends-signing-of-national-agenda-document-1.2009109|accessdate=11 November 2017|work=GulfNews|date=10 April 2017}} She described education as fundamental element needed for the development of United Arab Emirates and an investment in the country's youth, as she outlined the UAE Vision 2021 National Agenda.{{Cite news|url=http://www.educationjournalme.com/news/uae-ministry-of-education-to-evaluate-162-public-schools_111535|title=News - UAE Ministry of Education to evaluate 162 public schools|work=educationjournalme.com|access-date=11 November 2017|language=ar-AR}}
Muhairi introduced the Teacher and Educational Leadership Standards (TELS) into learning modules in school departments. The TELS added pre-service preparation and training for newly graduating teachers.{{Cite web|date=2019-03-19|title=Jameela Salem Al Muhairi, Minister of State for General Education: Interview|url=https://oxfordbusinessgroup.com/interview/educational-attainment-jameela-salem-al-muhairi-minister-state-general-education-strengthening|access-date=2021-10-03|website=Oxford Business Group|language=en}}