H.H. Sheikh Mohammed launches AED100 million 'Great Arab Minds' fund

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday launched the AED 100 million Great Arab Minds fund.

Making the announcement on his official Twitter handle, Sheikh Mohammed said it will help identify 1,000 exceptional talents and innovators across key fields in physics and mathematics, software and data science, economics and higher education and research over the next five years.

It will work with regional and global partners to develop and maximise the positive impact of their ideas and work.

The initiative will be driven by and headquartered at the Museum of the Future.

It will be monitored by a committee of four Emirati ministers - Mohammad Al Gergawi, President of the Museum of the Future, and the membership of Shamma bint Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of State for Youth Affairs; Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Technology and Chairwoman of the UAE Space Agency; and Omar Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications.

"Today we launch a new project to search for 1,000 Great Arab Minds in the fields of physics and mathematics, software and data science, economics and higher education and research. Great minds built Arab civilisation - today I believe we have the talent to build a better world," Sheikh Mohammed wrote on Twitter.

"We will accelerate the Emirates' role as an incubator for fostering Arab and global talent. We built the Museum of the Future as a global hub for scientists, thinkers and innovators - it is the ideal headquarters for a fund to develop the potential of our region's finest minds."

Today we launch a Dhs100 million fund to seek and support 1,000 Great Arab Minds in physics and mathematics, software and data science, economics and universities and research. Great minds built the Arab civilization - I believe the talent in our region can build a better world pic.twitter.com/Qqou1POV7x

— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) January 4, 2022

قمنا خلال الفترة الماضية بتشييد معلم علمي عالمي - متحف المستقبل - والذي نفتتحه قريباً بإذن الله. وسيكون هذا المعلم هو المركز الفكري والإداري لهذا الحراك العلمي العربي الجديد .. شخصياً أراهن على العلم والعلماء وأصحاب الأفكار لتغيير واقعنا العربي نحو الأفضل .. pic.twitter.com/HqadnoL81D

— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) January 4, 2022

Today marks Sheikh Mohammed's 16th Accession Day anniversary.