Laila AlJassmi

Regional Office UAE, Oman, Qatar

Laila AlJassmi is the former CEO of the Health Policy and Strategy sector at Dubai Health Authority (DHA). She was responsible for the development of the policy and legislation for the health system in the Emirate of Dubai driven by the Dubai Strategic Plan (DSP) 2015. to assure that Dubai develops a world-class health system, high-quality public health, and healthcare service provision.

She has extensive knowledge of the healthcare systems, health reforms, strategic direction, planning, and delivery of healthcare services and lead the Dubai medical tourism initiative which was started in 2012 to place Dubai on the world health tourism map. Laila is a graduate of the College of Allied Health Science and Nursing at Kuwait University and in 2007 secured her master's in Executive Healthcare Administration from Zayed University.

Also, she is a graduate of the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid leadership program in 2003. She has been awarded certificates of appreciation including the Dubai Government Excellence Award (distinguish employee 2009) and the Sheikh Rashid Award for Scientific Outstanding (2008). She was also awarded the Feigenbaum Excellence Leadership Award for Women's leaders in 2011.