Mohammad Ahmad Mohammad Al Murr Al Falasi | |
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President of the Federal National Council | |
In office 15 November 2011 –18 November 2015 | |
Preceded by | Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair |
Succeeded by | Amal Al Qubaisi |
Personal details | |
Born | 1955 Dubai |
Occupation | Short story writer |
Mohammad Ahmad Mohammad Al Murr Al Falasi (born 1955 in Dubai) is a short-story writer from the United Arab Emirates.
He has published over 15 volumes of short stories and has had two collections translated into English:Dubai Tales and The Wink of the Mona Lisa. [1]
Al Murr graduated from Syracuse University in the United States,and has been a member of a number of UAE academic institutions and councils. [2] He is the head of the Dubai Cultural Council,recently reorganized as the Dubai Culture &Arts Authority.
In 2011 Al Murr was appointed to the Federal National Council's 15th Chapter as a representative of the Emirate of Dubai,and elected uncontested as Speaker. [3] He served as the speaker from 2011 to 2015. [4]
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