{{Short description|Emirati businesswoman and politician}}'''Sara Awad Issa Musallam''' is a businesswoman and politician from the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HE Sara Awad Issa Musallam |url=http://adgov.dev.omniaconnect.net/about-the-government/members/he-sara-awad-issa-musallam |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=HE Sara Awad Issa Musallam |language=en}}</ref> On 22 May 2022, she joined the Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates as Minister of State for Early Education, where she oversees the newly established Federal Authority for Early Education.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UAE education sector reforms: Here is what has changed |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/uae-education-sector-reforms-here-is-what-has-changed-1.1653227418945 |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=gulfnews.com |language=en}}</ref>
== Education == Musallam graduated from the American University of Sharjah and the Higher Colleges of Technology in Abu Dhabi.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gautam |first=Shuchita |date=2022-05-23 |title=Who are the UAE's new education ministers? |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/government/2022/05/23/who-are-the-uaes-new-education-ministers/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=The National |language=en}}</ref>
== Roles == Musallam has held the following roles:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sara Awadh Issa Musallam {{!}} Board of Directors {{!}} Corporate governance {{!}} Investor relations {{!}} du™ |url=https://www.du.ae/about-us/investor-relations/board-of-directors/sara-awadh-issa-musallam |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=www.du.ae}}</ref>
* Member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council * Member of Life Quality and Wellbeing Committee of Abu Dhabi Executive Committee * Board member of Al Yah Satellite Communication Company (YahSat) * Member of UAE Cabinet's Education and Human Resources Council * Member of the Board of Trustees of Khalifa Award for Education * Member of the Board of Trustees of Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority * Member of Abu Dhabi's Advanced Technology Research Council * Member of the UAE's National Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Management Authority * Member of the Board of Trustees of Mohamed bin Zayed University for Humanities * Member of the Board of Trustees of MODON
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