Becoming the first woman to preside over a parliament in the Arab world, H.E. Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi was elected Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC) on November 2015. Earlier, she made history as the first female member of the FNC in 2006, the first woman to become its Deputy Speaker in 2011 and the first woman to chair an FNC meeting in 2013. Prior to her election as Speaker of FNC, she held the position of Director General at the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC). Under her