{{Short description|Emirati Cultural Leader}} {{Infobox person | native_name = هالة بدري | native_name_lang = ar | image = HE Hala Badri, Director General of Dubai Culture.jpg | occupation = Director General of Dubai Culture & Arts Authority }} '''Hala Badri''' ({{Langx|ar|هالة بدري}}) is the director general of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority. She was appointed<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.albayan.ae/across-the-uae/news-and-reports/2019-04-24-1.3543509 | title=محمد بن راشد يصدر مرسومين بتعيين مديرين عامين لـ"جمارك دبي" و"هيئة الثقافة" | date=23 April 2019 }}</ref> to the role in 2019 and previously worked in several other sectors, including oil, sustainability and marketing. She is also Vice Chairperson of the Dubai Women Establishment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=H.H. Sheikh Mohammed issues decree on Dubai Women Establishment |url=https://www.dubaieye1038.com/news/local/h-h-sheikh-mohammed-issues-decree-on-dubai-women-establishment/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Dubai Eye 103.8 |language=en}}</ref>
Prior to her appointment to Dubai Culture, she was executive vice president of brand and communications of du, the second largest telecommunications company in the UAE. She is also a former senior advisor to the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).
== Education == Hala Badri is a certified director having completed the International Directors Program with INSEAD.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Release |first=Press |title=INSEAD Certificate in Corporate Governance delivered to du's Hala Badri who paves the way as the first Emirati woman to complete the programme |url=https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/insead-certificate-in-corporate-governance-delivered-to-dus-hala-badri-who-paves-the-way-as-the-first-emirati-xbwtccuh |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=www.zawya.com |language=en}}</ref> She holds an MBA in Managing e-Business from Zayed University, and a Higher Diploma in Communications Technology (Journalism) from The Higher Colleges of Technology.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}
== Career == In April 2019, Hala Badri was appointed as the Director General of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority by a royal decree from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.<ref>{{Cite web |last=البيان |first=دبي- |date=2019-04-23 |title=محمد بن راشد يصدر مرسومين بتعيين مديرين عامين لـ«جمارك دبي» و«هيئة الثقافة» |url=https://www.albayan.ae/across-the-uae/news-and-reports/2019-04-24-1.3543509 |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=www.albayan.ae |language=ar}}</ref>
Prior to joining Dubai Culture, Badri was a senior advisor on strategic communications for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).<ref name=":0" /> During her tenure with ADNOC she was also seconded to the National Media Council as a senior consultant to oversee the content strategy and visitor experience for the UAE National Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Hala Badri |url=https://www.provokemedia.com/ranking-and-data/innovator-25/innovator-25-2018/innovator-25-emea-2018/hala-badri |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=PRovoke Media |language=en}}</ref> Before ADNOC, she spent 11 years at UAE's second telecommunications company, du, as the Executive Vice President of Brand and Communications.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Healy |first=Melinda |title=My UAE: Hala Badri embodies the strength of a woman |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts/my-uae-hala-badri-embodies-the-strength-of-a-woman-1.109119 |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=The National |language=en}}</ref>
In addition to her current role as Director General of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, Hala Badri holds several prominent positions across key institutions in the UAE. She serves as the Chairperson for the Dubai Women Establishment Board of Directors,<ref>{{Cite web |last=National |first=The |title=Sheikh Mohammed restructures boards of various organisations |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2021/08/01/sheikh-mohammed-restructures-boards-of-various-organisations/ |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=The National |language=en}}</ref> and as the Vice-Chairman of the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA) Board of Trustees.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid al Maktoum International Photography Award - About Us |url=https://www.hipa.ae/en/aboutus |access-date=2022-09-12 |archive-date=2022-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203044437/https://hipa.ae/en/Aboutus |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-21 |title=What do you know about the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award |url=https://www.artphotographynews.com/hipa-news/hipaae/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=اخبار فن التصوير الفوتوغرافي |language=ar}}</ref> She is also a member of the Board of Dubai Media Council,<ref>{{cite web |title=Mohammed bin Rashid issues decree reconstituting the Dubai Media Council |url=https://prod.mediaoffice.ae/en/news/2025/may/12-05/mohammed-bin-rashid-issues-decree-reconstituting-the-dubai-media-council}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-01 |title=Ahmed bin Mohammed chairs Dubai Media Council meeting |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/government/ahmed-bin-mohammed-chairs-dubai-media-council-meeting-1.94164628 |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=gulfnews.com |language=en}}</ref> the Board of Trustees of the Higher Colleges of Technology,<ref>{{cite web |title=Board of Trustees - Higher Colleges of Technology |url=https://hct.ac.ae/en/about-hct/board-of-trustees/}}</ref> and the Board of Trustees of the Rashid and Latifa Schools Establishment,<ref>{{cite web |title=Hamdan bin Mohammed forms the Board of Trustees of Rashid and Latifa Schools Establishment |url=https://mediaoffice.ae/en/news/2022/August/18-08/Hamdan-bin-Mohammed-forms-the-Board-of-Trustees}}</ref> Furthermore, she is a member of the Board of Governors at Citizens School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Governors – Citizens School – Citizens School |url=https://citizens.me/community/governors/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=citizens.me |language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Achievements == In 2003, Hala Badri was twice awarded the Sheikh Rashid Award for Scientific Excellence, for outstanding academic achievement during her earlier education.<ref>{{cite web |date=31 December 2015 |title=My UAE: Hala Badri embodies the strength of a woman |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts/my-uae-hala-badri-embodies-the-strength-of-a-woman-1.109119}}</ref> In 2012, she was also named as the 21st most powerful and influential personality in the Middle East's media, marketing and advertising industry in Communicate magazine's Power List 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hala Badri named 21st most powerful in Middle East's media, marketing and advertising industry |url=https://www.du.ae/about/media-centre/newsdetail/Hala-Badri-named-21st-most-powerful-in-Middle-East-media-mar}}</ref> She was named as The Holmes Report's 2018 Innovator 25 in EMEA,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.provokemedia.com/ranking-and-data/innovator-25/innovator-25-2018 | title=Innovator 25 2018 }}</ref> ranked at 33 of Forbes ME 200 most powerful Arab woman in the World in 2014,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.du.ae/about/media-centre/newsdetail/2014/09/17/-du-proudly-congratulates-emirati-executive-hala- | title=Du proudly congratulates Emirati executive, Hala Badri, on being named one of the Arab World's Most Powerful Women by Forbes Middle East }}</ref> and at 37 of 100 most powerful Arab business women in Listed Companies in 2012 to name a few.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.du.ae/about/media-centre/newsdetail/Hala-Badri-makes-to-the-Forbes-Middle-East-list-of-top-100-b | title=Du's Hala Badri makes to the Forbes Middle East list of top 100 businesswomen in the region }}</ref> In May 2024, she was also named one of Fast Company Middle East's 43 Most Creative People in Business in the Bringing Good Things To More People category, in recognition of her role in transforming the creative and cultural sector in Dubai.<ref>{{Cite web |title=These are our Most Creative People in Business 2024 |url=https://fastcompanyme.com/impact/these-are-our-most-creative-people-in-business-2024/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=Fast Company Middle East {{!}} The future of tech, business and innovation. |language=en}}</ref> In January 2025, she won the Gold Award for Most Innovative Woman of the Year at the MENA Stevie Awards, in addition to the Silver award for Thought Leader of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-12 |title=2025 Stevie® Award winners |url=https://mobile.stevieawards.com/mena/2025-stevie%C2%AE-award-winners |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Stevie Awards |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251212063331/https://mobile.stevieawards.com/mena/2025-stevie%C2%AE-award-winners |archive-date=2025-12-12 |url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2025, she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in Dubai Quality Group's 20th cycle of the Emirates Women Award.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EWA Past Winners |url=https://www.dqg.org/ewa-winners |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Dubai Quality Group |language=en}}</ref> She was also featured on Arabian Business's 100 Most Inspiring Leaders List 2024,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Staff |date=2024-09-02 |title=Revealed: Arabian Business 100 Most Inspiring Leaders 2024 - Arabian Business: Latest News on the Middle East, Real Estate, Finance, and More |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/powerlists/revealed-arabian-business-100-most-inspiring-leaders-2024 |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=www.arabianbusiness.com |language=en-US}}</ref> and placed 11th on Arabian Business's 100 Most Inspiring Women 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Staff |date=2025-01-21 |title=Revealed: The Arabian Business 100 Most Inspiring Women 2025 - Arabian Business: Latest News on the Middle East, Real Estate, Finance, and More |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/powerlists/revealed-the-arabian-business-100-most-inspiring-women-2025 |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=www.arabianbusiness.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
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