7ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - August 06, 2018: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (11th R), attends a 'Youth Circle' hosted by the Federal Youth Authority, in celebration of the International Youth Day, at the Sea Palace. Seen with HH Sheikh Nahyan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation (4th R), HH Sheikh Zayed bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (7th R), HH Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Department of Transport, and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (9th R), Ahmed Taleb Al Shamsi, Head of the Abu Dhabi Youth Council (10th R) and HE Shamma Suhail Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of State for Youth Affairs (12th R). 

( Hamad Al Kaabi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi )
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, attends a 'Youth Circle' hosted by the Federal Youth Authority. Hamad Al Kaabi / Crown Prince Court

Abu Dhabi Youth Council members announced


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Abu Dhabi Executive Council announced the fifth cycle of the Abu Dhabi Youth Council in collaboration with the Federal Youth Authority on Thursday night.

The 2021-2022 council is made up of talented young individuals from a wide array of academic and professional areas.

As part of the council, each member will be a voice for young people in the UAE, helping to launch and implement initiatives that will educate and empower them.

The members are Mohammed bin Ahmed Salem Ahmed Ba Obaid and Issa bin Naser Ali Saleh Al Hammadi, both graduates of Zayed University; Khawla bint Mustafa Mahmoud Al Shingiti, a trainee analyst with Mubadala Investment Company; Ayesha bin Nasser Sultan Abdullah Al Maamari, a strategic administrator at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi; Amira bint Mohammed Abdullah Al Khlaiffi, who works for Etihad Rail; Reem bint Nasser Saeed Al Otaiba, who works at Adnoc and is a board member of the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre; and, Abdullah bin Ahmed Jassim Al Hammadi, a construction engineer at Adnoc Offshore.

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The fourth season of du Football Champions was launched at Gitex on Wednesday alongside the Middle East’s first sports-tech scouting platform.“du Talents”, which enables aspiring footballers to upload their profiles and highlights reels and communicate directly with coaches, is designed to extend the reach of the programme, which has already attracted more than 21,500 players in its first three years.

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