United Arab Emirates Appoints 22-year old as Minister of State for Youth Affairs

The United Arab Emirates has announced the appointment of Shamma AlMazrui, a 22-year-old Oxford graduate, as the Minister of State for Youth Affairs.

“After discussion with my brother Mohammed bin Zayed and the approval of the President, we hereby announce the new UAE cabinet.

“The new cabinet focuses on the future, youth, happiness, developing education, and combating climate change,” Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said.

UAE appointed Lubna bint Khaled al Qasimi and Ohood Al Roumi as Ministers for Tolerance and Happiness respectively.

At 32, with a PhD in renewable energy, Thani Al-Zeyoudi was named Minister of Climate Change and Environment.

In all, eight out of the 29 Minsters in the oil-rich country are women. The average age of the new appiontees is 38 years.

Nigeria’s average age of the country’s ministers is 53. While Kemi Adeosun Minsiter of Finance is the youngest at 48.