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Hawaa Al Thahak Al Mansoori (محمد بن عبدالله القرقاوي) is an Emirati physician, inventor and politician. She was appointed to the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates in 2018. As a physician Dr. Al Mansoori is an endocrinologist and healthcare executive, serving as Executive Director of the Intramural Research Division at the Abu Dhabi Stem Cell Center and Deputy Medical Director of Imperial College London Diabetes Centre in Abu Dhabi.

In addition to sitting on several corporate and charitable boards, Dr. Al Mansoori is also an advocate of sustainable healthcare, genetic medicine and women's empowerment. Dr Al Mansoori has been recognized by the UAE Federal government for her achievements and her contributions to innovation; in 2014 she was presented the UAE Pioneer Award. She is a named inventor on three US patents,.

Education
Dr Al Mansoori was the first Emirati to be awarded a prestigious UAE Presidential Scholarship to study Medicine in the United States. She went on to become the first non-American woman to graduate from George Washington University School of Medicine.

She holds multiple graduate and postgraduate degrees. Dr. Al Mansoori received her MD from George Washington University School of Medicine, where she also went on to complete her residency and fellowship. She also holds a BSc in Neurobiology & Physiology and a BSc in Psychology from the University of Maryland.

Following the completion of her fellowship in the United States. Dr Al Mansoori returned to the UAE. She was presented at the 2014 World Government Summit by Deputy Prime Minister, Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan as an example of success in education and innovation. In the same year she received the UAE Pioneer Award from Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Career
Since beginning her career as a consultant endocrinologist, Dr. Al Mansoori has worked in various healthcare related positions across public and private sectors. She entered politics after being appointed to the Federal National Council of the UAE.

Healthcare
Dr Al Mansoori is Chairman and Co-founder of SonoStik LLC, a company created to develop innovative vascular access technologies & accessories based on a patented design she helped conceive during her medical studies. In June 2021 SonoStik completed raising its series A funding round led by DisruptAD and Ghadan Ventures Fund.

Since 2016 Dr. Al Mansoori has been the Deputy Medical Director Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC) in Abu Dhabi, the capital's largest outpatient facility by patient volume. Since 2014 she has been practicing as a consultant endocrinologist both at ICLDC and at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

In 2021 she was appointed as Executive Director of Intramural Research at Abu Dhabi Stem Cell Center and is spearheading several intitatives including is a long term project to explore potential cures for Type 1 diabetes.

Politics
In November 2018 Dr Al Mansoori was appointed to the Federal National Council (FNC) of the United Arab Emirates as a representative of Abu Dhabi. The FNC is a consultative parliamentary body and one of the UAE’s five federal government authorities as established by the Constitution.

Other roles
Dr. Al Mansoori has been a Board Member of Sandooq Al Watan since January 2020 and serves on its Executive Committee. She is also involved in UAE initiatives to promote STEM education, empower women and encourage enterprise by Emirati youth. Since 2019 she has featured in the Abu Dhabi Find Wonder campaign: Dr Hawaa Al Mansouri: Female leaders in science and medical technology.

She has been a regular participant in high profile forums both in the UAE and internationally as a Speaker, Chairperson and Master of Ceremonies. These include:


 * Milken Global Conference 2019:  Speaker & Panelist, “Diabetes and Obesity: An Urgent Global Health Crisis”.
 * Milken MENA Summit 2019: Speaker & Panelist, “The Cost of Chronic Disease and the Future of Treatment”.
 * 4th International Conference of Sports for Women - An initiative of the Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Sport Academy (FBMA), Speaker.
 * Second Aqdar World Summit, 2018, Chairperson of the first session “‘Sheikh Zayed Strategies on Empowering People”.
 * Annual Meeting of Global Future Councils, World Economic Forum, 2018, Moderator of session on 'Human Augmentation' at the Innovation Summit.
 * Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed, Ramadan Lecture Series 2016, Chairperson.