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Shaikha Nasser Al Nowais of the UAE has been appointed as the first woman to head UN Tourism

Kumari Sonali

Shaikha Nasser Al Nowais of the UAE has been appointed as the first woman to head UN Tourism:

Shaikha Nasser Al Nowais has become the first-ever woman to lead UN Tourism. Her appointment was confirmed during the 123rd UN Tourism Executive Council session in Segovia, Spain, and will be formally ratified by the UN General Assembly. She is set to assume office in January 2026 for a four-year term, breaking a 50-year precedent since the organisation’s founding in 1975.

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