Her Excellency Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi is the Minister of State for Government Development and the Future in the UAE Government, a ministerial portfolio created in 2020 with the aim of advancing government development and enhancing the UAE’s readiness for future challenges and opportunities.

H.E. Al Roumi is also the Chairwoman of the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources and the Chairwoman of the Higher Committee for Government Digital Transformation, and Vice Chair of the World Governments Summit Organization. She is a member of several boards, including the Emirates Competitiveness Council, the Frontline Heroes Office, the Dubai Future Foundation, and the Arab Government Excellence Award.

As part of her government portfolio, H.E. Al Roumi is focused on developing government talent and enhancing government employees with future skills by launching the largest transformational initiative for the new generation of employees. As part of her Ministerial role in leading the future portfolio, H.E. works to institutionalize designing the future in federal government entities to enhance their readiness for future trends.

H.E. Al Roumi served as Secretary General of the “Preparation for the Next 50” Committee. She also led efforts to develop the “UAE Centennial 2071”, a comprehensive and long-term vision spanning five decades which constitutes a roadmap for government action with the aim of enhancing the country’s reputation and soft power. H.E. Al Roumi headed the executive team to launch the first Government Summit in 2013. In 2016, H.E. Al Roumi held the position of Minister of State for Happiness and Wellbeing, the first ministerial position of its kind in the world introduced by the UAE government.,

H.E. Al Roumi served as the Director General of the Prime Minister’s Office at the Ministry of Cabinet, where she oversaw multiple strategic programs and initiatives, including the coordination and follow up on executing “UAE Vision 2021”. H.E. Al Roumi was also appointed at the United Nations as a member of the UN Foundation Global Entrepreneurship Council (GEC) in 2015, making her the first Arab member to hold that position.

She also made to the Young Global Leaders (YGL) list with World Economic Forum (WEF) in 2012. H.E. was also listed among the World’s Greatest Leaders in 2017 by Fortune magazine in recognition of her accomplishments, making her the only Arab figure on the list. In 2021, the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Agile Governance recognized H.E. on the 50 Agile List among the world’s most influential people leading agile governance to achieve radical transformations.

H.E. Al Roumi holds an Executive Master’s Degree in Business Administration (EMBA) from the University of Sharjah and a Bachelor’s in Economics from the College of Business and Economics, United Arab Emirates University. She is also a graduate from the Mohammed Bin Rashid Program for Leadership Development.