Governments
Omar Sultan Al Olama
Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications
Government of the United Arab Emirates · United Arab Emirates
Role in AI policy
UAE Minister of State for AI, a post the UAE government says he took in 2017 as the first minister for this field; the remit was widened in 2020 to the digital economy and remote work applications. His office issued the UAE National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2031. The UAE Cabinet has announced a new Artificial Intelligence and Data Authority, merging three existing bodies, with him as chairman. Dubai Media Office reports from October 2026 show him at the Advanced Technology Research Council and at the Dubai AI Campus, and he leads the AI technologies and data track of the federal programme for agentic AI in government.