Amina Taher () is an Emirati airline marketing executive, businesswoman, and advocate for the empowerment of women. Taher joined

Etihad Airways Etihad Airways is one of the two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates (the other being Emirates). Its head office is in Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, near Zayed International Airport. The airline commenced operations in November 2003, and ...

in January 2013, and is currently VP, brand, marketing and sponsorships for the airline.

Education

Taher gained an

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degree from

London Business School London Business School (LBS) is a business school and a constituent college of the federal University of London. LBS was founded in 1964 and awards post-graduate degrees (Master's degree, Master's degrees in management and finance, Master of B ...

and an

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degree from Harvard University's Kennedy School, where she was an Emirates Leader Initiative Fellowship/ Scholarship recipient.

Career

Taher is the only woman on the board of DXB Entertainments PJSC, which owns several theme parks and hotels in UAE, including Legoland Dubai, in addition to sitting on the boards of the Middle East Public Relations Association and the Marketing Society. Previously, she served on the UAE Tennis Federation board, where she promoted the development of tennis at a grassroots level to Emirati youth. Taher was named as one of the top 50

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Power Businesswomen in The Middle East in 2020 and was also featured in Forbes' 50 impactful Marketing and Communications Professionals in the Middle East. In December 2020, she was the feature of a cover story in Elle Arabia. Taher's other work has included both writing as a columnist from 2007 to 2012 and hosting a podcast series produced by '' The National''. From 2010 to 2014 she was head of communications and social development at Mubadala Investments. During her tenure, she founded and led Weyana, the sovereign wealth fund's youth program focusing on education, culture, and well-being. In 2011, Taher co-founded Slices, a startup that has served over 1,000,000 locally sourced meals to Emirati schoolchildren.

Personal life

Taher was born and raised 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 ...

and is the eldest of five sisters. She has one daughter.

References

1983 births Living people 21st-century businesswomen Women from Dubai Alumni of London Business School Harvard Kennedy School alumni Emirati women in business Businesspeople from Dubai Businesspeople in aviation Etihad Airways {{UAE-bio-stub