Nurturing future Emirati leaders

One of the many interesting things about the Ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is his presence on social media. Something he referred to in one of his tweets as ‘an open parliament’.

Through daily communication with his citizens, and launching a national brainstorm sessions to, for example, find new ideas for health and education, has helped this tech-savvy leader adapt social media for governance.

HH Sheikh Mohammed has 4.82 million followers on Twitter, nearly 2.9 million on Facebook, and more than one million followers on Instagram.

“Why is HH Sheikh Mohammed on social media?” asks Omar Al Busaidy, the author of motivational book Just Read It. “Why does he do what he does and why does he go to certain places?”

It’s been a central question of his many lectures and motivational talks on entrepreneurship delivered at universities across the UAE. A year ago, the 29-year-old Emirati summarised his thoughts on how to foster entrepreneurial spirit among Emiratis in his first book.

“Everything in the book is about social and emotional intelligence, which is referred to as the attitude of an entrepreneur,” Al Busaidy says.

Original article by Tamara Pupic

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Nurturing future Emirati leaders