Al Basty becomes Assistant SG for Parliamentary Communication

ABU DHABI: Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council, FNC, has issued an FNC Office decision to appoint Afraa Al Basty as FNC Assistant Secretary-general (SG) for Parliamentary Communication, to support the FNC General Secretariat with the best national capacities.

Al Basty, who was an FNC member from 2011 to 2019 throughout the Council’s 15th and 16th legislative chapters, won the “Parliamentary Excellence Award” in the category of “Parliament Member” on an Arab level for her local and international parliamentary performance.

She also represented the FNC in regional and international parliamentary events and was a member of several parliamentary friendship committees.

Al Basty has occupied numerous positions in international parliaments and was part of the executive management of the Dubai Foundation For Women and Children.

Separately, the Ministerial Development Council, chaired by Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, has reviewed several government decisions and initiatives and ways of improving the performance of various federal government authorities.

In a virtual meeting on Wednesday, the Council discussed several laws and decisions, including the issuance of a federal law ensuring sustainable biological diversity in the UAE.

The Council also discussed the drafting of a new federal law to amend the current one regarding the establishment of federal courts that can handle the jurisdictions of local judicial authorities in some of the country’s emirates.

The Council also examined drafts of a number of new federal laws on the protection of assistance providers during accidents, to strengthen social responsibility principles among various segments of society.

The Council also reviewed the issuance of a cabinet resolution amending a previous one regarding reports submitted by multinationals to enhance the country’s competitiveness and its international economic status.