Saif bin Zayed attends Zayed University graduation for 371 'Future Makers'
In short
Lt. Gen. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, attended Zayed University's graduation ceremony for the “Future Makers” Class of 2026. The ceremony honoured 371 graduates, including 255 bachelor's degree recipients and 116 master's degree recipients. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed and Zayed University Board of Trustees Chairperson Shamma Al Mazrui told graduates to use their knowledge to serve the UAE and support its move toward a knowledge-based economy.
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Lt. Gen. His Highness Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, attended Zayed University's graduation ceremony for the “Future Makers” Class of 2026, according to WAM and a fuller account carried by Aletihad. [ 1 , 2 ]
The ceremony honoured 371 graduates, made up of 255 bachelor's degree recipients and 116 master's degree recipients, Aletihad reported. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed congratulated the graduates and their families on their academic achievements and highlighted their responsibility to serve the nation, contribute to its development, drive innovation and help advance the UAE's vision of a knowledge-based economy drawing on national talent, the report said. [ 2 ]
Shamma bint Suhail bin Faris Al Mazrui, Minister of Community Empowerment and Chairperson of the Zayed University Board of Trustees, congratulated the graduates and their families, saying their graduation marked the beginning of a new stage in which they would use their knowledge and skills to serve the UAE and contribute to its continued development. “Today, Zayed University takes pride in graduating individuals equipped to transition from academic study into the professional arena and assume positions of responsibility,” she said. [ 2 ]
Al Mazrui added that the UAE's renaissance was founded on investing in its people and empowering them to participate and achieve, and that graduates now carry the responsibility to pursue lifelong learning, uphold sincerity and integrity in their work and turn their ambitions toward national priorities. The ceremony was also attended by Dr. Abdulrahman Abdulmannan Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation; Mohamed Hamad Al Badi Al Dhaheri, President of the Federal Supreme Court; members of the university's Board of Trustees; and the graduates' families, according to the report. [ 2 ]
Why it matters
The ceremony is a state-attended university graduation, which the coverage frames around the UAE's stated goal of building a knowledge-based economy on national talent. Its significance is mainly domestic and symbolic; the documents give no figures on employment or other outcomes beyond the graduating class itself.
Key facts
- Zayed University held its graduation ceremony for the “Future Makers” Class of 2026, honouring 371 graduates. [ 2 ]
- The graduating class included 255 bachelor's degree recipients and 116 master's degree recipients. [ 2 ]
- Lt. Gen. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, attended the ceremony. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Sheikh Saif bin Zayed congratulated the graduates and their families and pointed to their responsibility to serve the nation, drive innovation and help advance a knowledge-based economy. [ 2 ]
- Shamma bint Suhail bin Faris Al Mazrui, Minister of Community Empowerment and Chairperson of the Zayed University Board of Trustees, also spoke at the ceremony. [ 2 ]
- Other attendees included Dr. Abdulrahman Abdulmannan Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, and Mohamed Hamad Al Badi Al Dhaheri, President of the Federal Supreme Court. [ 2 ]
- Al Mazrui said graduates would move from academic study into professional roles and should pursue lifelong learning and uphold sincerity and integrity in their work. [ 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The breakdown of the graduating class — 255 bachelor's and 116 master's degree recipients, 371 in total — is reported by only one document. Aletihad's report carries the figures; WAM's feed entry lists only the ceremony headline, so the numbers rest on a single document in this set.
- Where the ceremony was held is not stated beyond the Abu Dhabi dateline, and no date of the event is given apart from the publication date. The documents give an Abu Dhabi dateline and publication times but no venue or event date.