Shaikha Lubna among world's most powerful women

Shaikha Lubna among world's most powerful women
BY A STAFF REPORTER / Khaleej Times 4 September 2007

DUBAI — Shaikha Lubna Al Qasimi, the UAE Minister of Economy, is one of the five women in the Middle East considered by the US-based business magazine Forbes to be among the world's 100 most powerful women.

The Forbes article credited Shaikha Lubna with creating more transparency and corporate governance in the UAE, and recognised her effective negotiation skills and intensive trade relations programme that sees her travel to four countries each month to promote the UAE.

The announcement comes only days ahead of Shaikha Lubna's visit to Italy, where she will be the first Arab woman to be awarded the 'Stella Re' prize by the Italian Foundation, Sandretto Re Baudengo. The prize is awarded to only one woman every year. A special committee selected Shaikha Lubna for the Stella Re prize, which will be presented during an awards ceremony in Turin later this month.