Reflects the UAE's high standing in international circles
World Economic Forum selects Maktoum bin Mohammed as a member of the Council of Young Global Leaders
The World Economic Forum announced the selection of His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, as a member of the "Global Youth Leadership Council 2023", which includes a group of young leaders from around the world, under the age of 40, and includes public figures, businessmen, social entrepreneurs, leaders of the academic, social, cultural and sports sectors, civil society institutions and the media, in a step that reflects the high position enjoyed by the United Arab Emirates. The United Nations in international circles, and the appreciation that the world holds for the UAE for its inspiring model of development and shaping the future.
The Young Global Leaders Council aims to form an integrated global community of young leaders who have the potential to enhance partnerships and integration between various sectors, invest in the talents and skills of young leaders, and their abilities to anticipate the future, develop economies and build sustainable societies, and seeks to promote the exchange of experiences and success stories that enable young leaders to achieve, and contributes to enhancing their capabilities to develop joint initiatives, enabling them to find solutions to the most important current and future challenges.
Each year, the World Economic Forum recognizes outstanding young leaders from around the world, in recognition of their professional achievements, commitment to society and their ability to contribute to shaping the future of the world.
The selection of His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for membership of the Council of Young Global Leaders comes in recognition of His Highness's position as a model of inspiring young leaders, and his contributions to advancing the development process in the UAE and Dubai, and at the federal and local levels, based on His Highness's responsibilities in the field of government and economic work, as His Highness holds the presidency of many government and economic agencies and councils, and contributes through his various roles to translating the vision and directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE. and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
At the level of the Emirate of Dubai, the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed of the work system in the Dubai International Financial Centre, which he chairs, has had a significant impact on consolidating the emirate's position as a global financial and business center and a leading destination in the field of financial technology, as the center is now ranked among the most important financial centers in the world.
His Highness also contributed, through his chairmanship of the Dubai Judicial Council and the Board of Directors of the Supreme Legislation Committee in the Emirate of Dubai, to the development and modernization of the legislative system, which represents one of the most important pillars of the comprehensive development renaissance that the emirate has been witnessing for decades, as the flexible and advanced legislative frameworks, which integrated the work system in the courts of the Dubai International Financial Center, represented in enhancing the attractive environment for business and investments, and made Dubai a first and preferred destination for projects of various sizes, disciplines and entrepreneurs, as well as international and multiple companies. Nationalities that have found in Dubai a safe environment that guarantees their businesses opportunities to grow and prosper.
Through his chairmanship of the Strategic Affairs Council of the Executive Council of Dubai and the Supreme Committee for the Development of the Government Sector, His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, along with his brother His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, led the process of development and modernization of the government sector and the completion of the march of excellence initiated by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum decades ago. The government has embarked on the implementation of huge projects and initiatives to cross into the future on a solid basis of sustainability and optimal use of resources, raising the efficiency of various departments, bodies and institutions, and accelerating their transformation to the digital environment to provide the highest quality of service that exceeds the expectations of customers within various government sectors.
The selection of His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum as a member of the Council of Young Global Leaders is a new global testimony of the UAE's merit to play an influential role in shaping the future through its distinguished young leaders, whose contributions and achievements have attracted the appreciation and respect of the world, and its endeavor to benefit from its ideas and visions in developing solutions that help the world reach the desired future on a balanced basis of opportunities that guarantee the good of all.
The Young Global Leadership Council 2023 brings together young leaders from around the world under the age of 40.
A global testament to the UAE's ability to play an influential role in shaping the future through its distinguished young leaders.
Maktoum bin Mohammed's leadership of the DIFC ecosystem has contributed to the emirate's position as a global financial and business hub.