Director-General, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center
H.E. Yousef Al Obaidli is the director-general of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center in Abu Dhabi and the director-general of the Founder’s Memorial for the late Sheikh Zayed, founding father of the United Arab Emirates. Al Obaidli has been the face of cultural tourism in the UAE; he has managed crucial cultural destinations across Abu Dhabi, under the umbrella of the Ministry of Presidential Affairs. Al Obaidli was born in Abu Dhabi. He received his doctorate in business administration from the United Arab Emirates University.
AGSIW hosted a roundtable discussion with Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, chairman of Hedayah, the International Center of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism; Maqsoud Kruse, executive director of Hedayah; and Yousef Al Obaidli, director-general of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center.
