HUSA AL KHALDI

Civil Engineer, Abu Dhabi 

Husa is the first female civil engineer in the UAE. She graduated in the USA in 1983 and contributed to the establishment of many institutions in the UAE, including the Abu Dhabi Business Women Council, and Khawla Bint Al-Azwar Military School. She was active in the General Women's Union and volunteered at the Emirates Red Crescent. She was the sister of social activist Khalid Al-Khaldi. She lost her battle to cancer in 2019. 

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