Rumaitha Al Busaidi

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| name = Rumaitha Al Busaidi

| image = Rumaitha Al Busaidi at Sustainable Development Impact Summit 2021.png

| caption = Speaking at the World Economic Forum's Sustainable Development Impact Summit 2021

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| birth_place = Oman

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| nationality = Omani

| alma_mater = Utrecht University
University of Delaware
Sultan Qaboos University
Harvard Kennedy School

| occupation = Climate change activist, women's rights activist, radio presenter, marine scientist, entrepreneur, and footballer

| known_for = First female football analyst in the Arab World

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| website = {{URL|https://www.rumaithabusaidi.com/}}

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Rumaitha Al Busaidi is an Omani climate change activist, women's rights activist, radio presenter, marine scientist, entrepreneur and footballer.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-03-07|title=Women in Oman as Bosses: Achievements, Challenges and the Future|url=https://www.omanobserver.om/article/2468/Main/women-in-oman-as-bosses-achievements-challenges-and-the-future|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Oman Observer|language=en}} She is regarded as the first female football analyst in the Arab World and also became the youngest Omani woman to cross the South Pole.{{Cite web|date=2021-05-21|title=Perspective - Oman's Rumaitha Al Busaidi: Smashing glass ceilings across the board|url=https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspective/20210521-oman-s-rumaitha-al-busaidi-smashing-glass-ceilings-across-the-board|access-date=2021-05-21|website=France 24|language=en}} She is also widely popularly regarded as one of the prominent radio personalities in Oman.{{Cite web|title=The movers and shakers of social media in Oman|url=https://timesofoman.com/article/130153/HI/This-Weekend/The-movers-and-shakers-of-social-media-in-Oman|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Times of Oman|language=en}}

Career

Rumaitha obtained her diploma from the University of Delaware 2005. She obtained a master's degree from the Sultan Qaboos University in 2014. She also received higher education at the Utrecht University. She received a Master of Public Administration degree from the Harvard Kennedy School. Rumaitha holds MSc degrees in the fields of Environmental Science and Aquaculture.{{Cite web|title=Rumaitha Al Busaidi|url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/rumaitha-al-busaidi/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307191127/https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/rumaitha-al-busaidi/|archive-date=2022-03-07|url-status=live|access-date=2022-12-29|website=Atlantic Council|language=en-US}} She was also named as Millennium Fellow for 2019 by the Atlantic Council.{{Cite web|title=Millennium Leadership Fellows|url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/programs/millennium-leadership-program/millennium-leadership-fellows/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Atlantic Council|language=en-US}}

She served as vice chairperson of food manufacturing for the Omani National Program for Enhancing Economic Diversification. She had also served as an adviser to the Government of Oman. She also serves as director of Projects and Environmental Affairs and Fisheries Development in Oman.{{Cite web|title=Rumaitha Al Busaidi - Women Economic Forum (WEF)|url=https://www.wef.org.in/rumaitha-al-busaidi/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=WEF|date=17 November 2017 |language=en-US}}

Rumaitha founded WomeX, a platform to teach negotiation skills for Arab women to groom emerging female entrepreneurs in the Arab region.{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Rumaitha Al Busaidi {{!}} Speaker {{!}} TED|url=https://www.ted.com/speakers/rumaitha_al_busaidi|access-date=2021-05-21|website=www.ted.com|language=en}} She also advocates for women's rights as well as environmental youth leadership.{{Cite web|title=Women and girls, you are part of the climate solution {{!}} Rumaitha Al Busaidi|url=https://thepodcastplayground.com/podcast/women-and-girls-you-are-part-of-the-climate-solution-rumaitha-al-busaidi/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Podcast Playground|language=en-US}} Rumaitha has also worked as a radio presenter for several years in Oman and she is known as Oman's first local English presenter in an Omani private radio station. She also played football, representing Oman national women's team, briefly before the team was sanctioned by FIFA in 2007.{{Cite web|title=Rumaitha also played football|url=https://www.pressreader.com/oman/times-of-oman/20151103/281685433716655|access-date=2021-05-21|via=PressReader}}

She was part of the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers Community from 2013 to 2020. In 2017, she was named as One Young World Peace Ambassador by the European Commission. In addition, she was appointed as Challenge 22 ambassador for 2022 FIFA World Cup. She was also named as ambassador for the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).

Rumaitha has raised her voice and concerns about global climate change in the Davos Agenda of the World Economic Forum.{{Cite web|title=10 reasons to be optimistic for the future, from young change-makers|url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/10-reasons-to-be-optimistic-for-the-future-from-young-change-makers/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=World Economic Forum|language=en}} She was one of the activists who took part in digital TED Countdown in April 2021 as part of Earth Day Live event.{{Cite web|title=Three Days of Global Climate Action Events Begin Tomorrow|url=https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/three-days-of-global-climate-action-events-begin-tomorrow-835234638.html|access-date=2021-05-21|website=PR Newswire|language=en}}

Awards

In November 2023, Rumaitha Al Busaidi was named to the BBC's 100 Women list.{{Cite web |date=November 23, 2023 |title=BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-02d9060e-15dc-426c-bfe0-86a6437e5234 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}