Her Excellency Maryam Al Hammadi, Minister of State and Secretary General of the UAE Cabinet, is responsible for the mandate of supporting the work of the UAE Cabinet and the Ministerial Development Council by preparing the agendas, organizing the meetings, and follow up on the implementation of the decisions issued with ministries and federal entities. H.E. chairs the “Federal Legislations Committee” and the “Regulation Lab Committee” in the UAE government. H.E. oversees the development and update of the federal legislations and government policies and follow up on their implementation in collaboration with the federal and local government entities. H.E. orchestrated the biggest legislative transformation agenda that resulted in updating 80% of UAE federal legislations over the past few years.

Within her previous responsibilities at the Prime Minister’s Office in the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs, H.E. Maryam Al Hammadi developed and supervised the implementation of the National Agenda of UAE Vision 2021, and developed the Federal Government Performance Management System “Adaa” to monitor the implementation of federal entities' strategies, government services and initiatives. H.E. served as the General Coordinator of the Sheikh Khalifa Government Excellence Program (SKGEP), whereby she managed all the award categories under the umbrella of Mohammed bin Rashid Government Excellence Award. She is currently the Secretary General of the Arab Government Excellence Program that is executed in partnership with the League of Arab States.

For over 35 years, H.E Maryam Al Hammadi has held numerous positions in both the public and private sectors in areas pertaining to government development, strategic planning, performance management, government excellence, services and operations management and restructuring. H.E. Al Hammadi holds a Master’s degree in Total Quality Management (TQM), and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering.