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11 x marathon / 2 x half marathon runner / 2 x sprint triathlete.
Prominently featured on the front cover of a fitness, nutrition and lifestyle magazine in the U.S. – ‘ Women’s Running ‘ Magazine – October 2016 issue.
First Syrian to complete the Abbott World Marathon Majors
St. Regis Hotel Abu Dhabi. The new iconic Nation Tower development in Abu Dhabi.
Highest suspended Presidential suite in the world. High up in the air at over 200 meters.
Housed in a sky bridge joining two towers. It is positioned between the National Towers’ 48th and 49th floor.
Guests can fly in their choppers, land on the helipad atop the National Tower and be whisked away directly to the Abu Dhabi suite by a private elevator.
The suite is over 1,120 square meters (11,600 sq. ft) of luxury. Features a 2-level luxury majlis, 3 beautiful bedrooms, luxurious Spa, movie theatre alongwith kitchen, dining rooms and a fully equipped gym.
Abu Dhabi’s Skyscraper ‘Capital Gate’ also known as the ‘Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi. The building officially opened on December 21, 2011.
Capital Gate is 160 meters (520 feet tall) , 35 stories high and with 16,000 sq. meters (170,000 sq.ft) of built area. It is also one of the tallest buildings in the Capital city.
Due to its clever engineering and architectural design, the building leans 18 degrees to the west. It is 4 times more than the Leaning Tower of Suuvhusen. Capital Gate is one of the few diagrid buildings in the world.
Guinness World Records certified as the ‘World’s Farthest Man Made Leaning Building in the World’ in 2018.
Capital Gate is designed by the Architectural firm RMJM , Scotland / United Kingdom.
The building is owned and developed by Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company (ADNEC).
Dr. Mohammed ‘Mo’ Ibrahim (aka) Mo Ibrahim. Businessman. Engineer. Philanthropist.
Founder : Mo Ibrahim Foundation, London. Goal to encourage better governance in Africa.
Established ‘Mo Ibrahim Index’ to evaluate nations’ performance.
-Established Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. Awards USD 5 million initial payment
Business:
-Founder : ‘Celtel’. Sold to Kuwait based Zain Communications (2005)
-Founder: ‘MSI Consultancy’ (1989). Sold to Marconi company
Others:
-Member, Africa Regional Advisory Board of London Business School
Honours:
-Top 100 List 2018 – Time Magazine
-Ranked First in the annual Powerlist of influential Black Britons
Education:
-Ph.D : Mobile Communications, University of Birmingham (UK) / Masters in Electronics and Electrical Engineering, University of Bradford (UK) / Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering, Alexandria University (Egypt)
UAE’s ‘Hope or Emirates Mars Mission’ was launched heading for Mars.
A rocket carrying a Mars Hope Explorer developed at Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai took off. The historical event also marked the 50th anniversary of the Founding of the UAE.
It is expected to travel 493.5 million kilometres over 9 months to reach orbit around Mars in 2021. It will stay 20,000 to 40,000 Km above Mars and orbit the planet every 55 hours.
The H2A rocket carrying the Hope Explorer lifted off from Tanogashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Successfully launched by Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
A U.S-Israeli official delegation led by Jared Kushner, Senior Adviser to US President Donald Trump, arrived at the Presidential Airport in Abu Dhabi on August 31st, 2020.
The first Israeli commercial plane on which the word ‘peace’ was printed in Arabic, English and Hebrew above its cockpit window landed in UAE.
The flight was numbered after UAE’s International dialing code and the return flight set to leave Abu Dhabi is El Al 972 which is Israel’s dialing code.
Nancy Ajram (Nancy Nabil Ajram). Singer. Television Judge. Businesswoman. Philanthropy.
With this record Nancy Ajram has outperformed major singers Fairuz and the late Umm Kulthum.
Nancy came at the top of a list as the ‘Most Listened’ to female artist on the Spotify platform, after she achieved more than 100 million plays of her songs, followed by Fairuz with 67 million plays, then Egyptian songstress Sherine Abdel Wahab with 26 million plays, then Iraqi artist Aseel Hamim with 22 million plays.
In addition, the list includes the following artists; Yara, Elissa, Najwa Karam, Assala Nasri, Haifa Wehbe, Carole Samaha, Samira Said, and finally the late Umm Kulthum known as “Kawkab Al Sharq” with 7.6 million.
Judge on MBC’s reality talent show ‘ Arab Idol’ (2003 onwards)
Records :
-Nancy Ajram has previously won many international awards, including World Music Award for the highest sales in the Middle East.
-Over 30 million records have been sold world wide, making her one of the best selling Middle Eastern music artists.
-First and only female spokesperson of Coca-Cola in the Arab World.
-UNICEF’s First Female Regional Ambassador for Middle East and North Africa (October 22nd, 2009)
-Listed on ‘One of the Most Powerful Arabs’ by Arabian Business (several times) / Listed on ‘Most Influential Arabs’ – by Newsweek
Awards:
More than 25 or so. Check wikipedia.com for the list
Kahramaa (Qatar General Electric and Water Corporation) entered the Guinness Book of Records for the category – ‘Volume of the Largest Water Tank of its Kind in the World’.
It has 436,000 cubic meters (exceeding 96 million imperial gallons) capacity.
Qatar’s new world record reflects the efficiency and its strategy to enhance water security for its nation.
The 2020 Martin Ennals Awards ceremony was co-hosted by the Martin Ennal Foundation and the City of Geneva.
Al-Sarari is one amongst the 3 women awarded as laureates for Human Rights Defenders. The other two are Sizani Ngubane (South Africa) and Norma Librada Ledezma(Mexico).
For the first time in the history of the Award, all three finalists are winners.
Education:
Masters’ Degree – Women’s studies and Development, Women’s Centre – Aden University
Bachelor’s Degree – Sharia and Law, Aden University
