Urgent..Fadila Al-Muaini is the first president of the Emirates Journalists Association
In a first, the new board of directors of the Emirates Journalists Association unanimously elected journalist and writer Fadela Al Muaini as president of the association, making her the first journalist to head the association since its founding in 2000.
The elected board of directors of the association held its meeting. The first took place at its headquarters in Dubai today, during which Fadila Al-Muaini was elected president of the association unanimously, as the council elects from among its members the president of the association, members of the bureau, and chairmen of the committees.
The council elected Mohammed Saeed Al-Tunaiji as vice-president, Khaled Al-Ghailani as secretary, and Hassan Omran Al-Shamsi was appointed treasurer, in addition to distributing the tasks of the association’s committees to the members.
The association’s members elected the association’s board of directors last Thursday, as its members, who have been working for three years, include four female journalists and five male journalists, in addition to the president and the board of directors. The office includes the council: Halima Al-Mulla, Ali Shahdour, Reem Al-Buraiki, Dr. Fatima Al-Ward Al-Darmaki, and Muhammad Junaid Al-Amiri.
The new council discussed the association’s work plans and strategies during the next phase, which requires concerted and combined efforts in the media community in general and the media. Journalists in particular, at a time when the media of all stripes are playing an important role in the development of societies based on making the most of technology for exchanging and transmitting information, in addition to reviewing a number of ideas, programs and proposals that were put forward during the General Assembly meeting.
Her Excellency Al-Muaini and the members of the new Board of Directors extended their thanks and appreciation to the previous Board of Directors, led by Mohammed Al-Hammadi, for its efforts during its past three years for the effort and hard work it provided during the last session. She also thanked the members of the General Assembly for their participation, interaction, and remarkable attendance in support of their fellow candidates in the Assembly elections. Emirati journalists, during an evening filled with friendliness and a wonderful electoral atmosphere, expressed the great awareness that journalists possess of speech and opinion.
The President of the Emirates Journalists Association confirmed that the new council will continue to work to serve the press and journalists in the Emirates, and achieve What colleagues aspire to is a beneficial and effective role for the association.
She called on the association’s members to enhance their participation and support for the association’s activities and events, and to contribute their opinions and suggestions to work together to advance the profession of journalism and media.
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