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Jamal bin Huwaireb is the cultural advisor to the Government of Dubai and the CEO of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF), also serving as a board member of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning. [1] [2] [3]
Bin Huwaireb, an Emirati historian, and a writer of Nabataean poetry, has documented the cultural and creative movement of Emirate of Dubai, rest of Emirates of the country and the Persian Gulf region. [4] [5]
Having documented Arab and Islamic heritage, Bin Huweireb has presented the TV show 'Al Rawi' during the month of Ramadan for more than 8 years. [1]
Bin Huwaireb is the co-founder of Dubai-based Dar Al-Sada Press, which has produced several publications. [1]
Bin Huwaireb has authored books of poetry 'Lubna', 'AlFatena' and 'Al-Majd’, Hands of Sheba, Inscriptions on the Walls of Life, Diwan Ahmed bin Saleem, The Majlis of Caliphs & Royalties and others. [4]
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