Special Olympics UAE
Tala Al-Ramahi currently serves as the Director at the Presidential Court since April 2023. In addition, Tala holds the position of Chief Strategy Officer for the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 and has been a Board Member at Special Olympics UAE since October 2017. Previous roles include Director and Associate Director at the Crown Prince Court, where Tala was involved from March 2022 to April 2023 and April 2020 to March 2022, respectively. Tala also has experience as a Senior Project Manager and Project Manager at the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi from June 2015 to April 2020. Notably, Tala contributed to the successful bid for the 2019 Special Olympics, engaging various stakeholders and guiding strategic messaging. Early career highlights include analysis and reporting roles at the Court of the Crown Prince and The National, focusing on pressing social issues. Tala's educational background includes a BA in Economics from Stanford University, an MSc in Journalism from Columbia University, and completion of various executive education programs at prestigious institutions such as Harvard Kennedy School and the National University of Singapore.
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Special Olympics UAE
The Special Olympics and the United Arab Emirates - established within three years of each other - were both founded on the premise that inclusive qualities such as tolerance, unity, and goodwill not only empower individuals to succeed, but yield productive communities that improve society as a whole. In keeping with these national values, the UAE’s capital – Abu Dhabi – intends to stage the most unified World Games in the history of the Special Olympics. With its diverse population and a tradition of warm hospitality, the people of Abu Dhabi demonstrate, every day, the spirit at the heart of the Special Olympics: We respect people from all walks of life and abilities, and our citizens and residents are generous with both their time and resources. We also have the ideal setting for the Special Olympics, a globally-central location, with modern facilities and infrastructure that will ensure the success of the games. We intend to be the most unified host for the most unified games ever held. People with intellectual disabilities will be involved in all facets of the Games, providing every spectator, guest and fan an inclusive and transformational experience with Special Olympics athletes. We see these games as more than a world-class sporting event. They are a catalyst – to improve lives, to reach our collective full potential, and to create greater social inclusion for people with and without intellectual disabilities both here in the UAE, in the region and globally. The UAE will come together to welcome the world to Abu Dhabi for the Special Olympics. Our clear ambition will be for these games to redefine the Special Olympics World Games for future generations. Abu Dhabi 2019 is making a commitment to invest, communicate & spread awareness, to create a lasting legacy of social inclusion and integration locally and across the region—reaching a population of over 350 million people across the Middle East.