Omar Al Busaidy (born 1986) is an Emirati businessman, writer, and media personality. He is the author of the motivational book ''Just Read It'' and founder of Global Possibilities Consulting.

Early life and education

Al Busaidy was born in

Dubai Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...

. He showed an early interest in writing, especially

poetry Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in ...

. He earned a bachelor's degree from the

American University in Dubai The American University in Dubai (AUD) () is a private for-profit university in Dubai, United Arab Emirates located in Dubai Media City. Founded in October 1995, AUD offers programs leading to bachelor's and master's degrees. Being the first pr ...

and a master's degree in international affairs and intelligence from

Florida State University Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...

as a

Fulbright The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States cultural exchange programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people ...

scholar.

Career

Al Busaidy has worked at major institutions including Emirates NBD, the British Embassy in the UAE, Dubai Chamber of Commerce, Department of Municipalities and Transport – Abu Dhabi, and the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi. He also served as a producer and host at Pulse 95 Radio. He is a non-resident fellow at Trends Research & Advisory and a former member of the

World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international non-governmental organization, international advocacy non-governmental organization and think tank, based in Cologny, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German ...

's Global Shapers Community. He has also participated in the U.S.

International Visitor Leadership Program The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is a professional exchange program funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The mission of IVLP is to offer current and emerging international leader ...

(IVLP).

Writing and publishing

Al Busaidy authored ''Just Read It'' in 2015, a self-help book that has since been translated into

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

and

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

. In 2022, he contributed to two international books: ''Innovation to the Core: Stories from China and the World'' and ''Agile Government: Emerging Perspectives in Public Management''.

Media and broadcasting

From 2018, Al Busaidy co-hosted ''The Morning Majlis'' on Pulse 95 Radio with Sally Mousa and Sara Al Madani. Following the show's success, he launched his own program, ''Future Talk'', exploring themes related to

futurism Futurism ( ) was an Art movement, artistic and social movement that originated in Italy, and to a lesser extent in other countries, in the early 20th century. It emphasized dynamism, speed, technology, youth, violence, and objects such as the ...

and emerging technologies.

Bibliography

* ''Just Read It'' (2015)

References

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