{"id":41822,"date":"2023-11-08T12:25:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T08:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&p=41822"},"modified":"2023-11-08T14:12:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T10:12:36","slug":"hh-sheikha-fatima-bint-mubarak-everything-to-know-about","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/hh-sheikha-fatima-bint-mubarak-everything-to-know-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother Of The UAE: Everything You Need To Know About HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi is one of the leading female figures in the UAE.<\/p>\n

Known as the “Mother of the Nation”, she is the wife of the late Sheikh Zayed, and is a renowned champion of women’s education and empowerment across the emirates and the Middle East. The UAE and the larger Arab and Muslim world have been transformed by her dedication to social justice and civic participation. With that, GRAZIA highlights some of Her Highness’ key achievements and life moments.<\/p>\n

Who is Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi?<\/h2>\n

Sheikha Fatima was born in 1943 in Al Ain. She married Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan in 1960. Eleven year later, in 1971, the United Arab Emirates was formed with the unification of the seven emirates, and her husband Sheikh Zayed was the inaugural president of the UAE, making him known as the “Father of the UAE” and, in turn, Sheikha Fatima the “Mother of the UAE”.<\/p>\n

Taking on a leading female role in the UAE, Sheikha Fatima has gone on to be an advocate for women’s education and rights over the last four decades. Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan when he was the ruler of the Eastern region in 1960.<\/p>\n

Advocacy of Woman\u2019s rights<\/strong><\/h3>\n

She founded the UAE’s first organization devoted to advancing women’s equality and advancement in 1975, leading the nation’s women’s movement. Sheikha Fatima has been the chair of the General Women’s Union (GWU)<\/a> since its founding, when several new women’s organizations joined together under her direction and encouragement.<\/p>\n

A Pioneer in WOMEN’S Education<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Sheikha Fatima’s main focus at GWU has been on improving the graduation and enrolment rates for girls while also establishing gender equality. According to a World Economic Forum assessment, the UAE now holds the highest ranking among 136 nations for the proportion of girls to boys in education. Additionally, it is on course to achieve all of the UN Millennium Development Goals in this area.<\/p>\n

These improved standards has been transformative for the UAE. As a result, women are increasingly active as leaders. More than 20,000 businesses in the UAE are managed by women<\/a>. Today, women occupy key positions across all branches of government, including multiple ministers, ambassadors, judges and lawyers.<\/p>\n

The launch of Emirati Women’s Day<\/h3>\n

Marked each year on August 28, Emirati Women’s Day<\/a> was introduced in 2015 by Sheikha Fatima to celebrate not only the major progress the region has made in terms of gender equality, but to empower and support women of the Emirates. It further celebrates the achievements and accomplishments of those women in the nation, and highlights the importance of Emirati women to the growth of the UAE.<\/p>\n

The eighth edition of the holiday will lie on the 28th of August, 2023, as any other year. The date, August 28, was strategically chosen by Sheikha Fatima as it coincides with the day the\u00a0UAE\u2019s General Women\u2019s Union<\/a>\u00a0(GWU) was established in 1975.<\/p>\n

Commitment to WOMEN IN SPORTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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