HE Dr Sultan Saif AlNeyadi
UAE Minister of State for Youth Affairs; Astronaut
H.E. Dr. Sultan Saif AlNeyadi is the UAE Minister of State for Youth Affairs, astronaut and
the first Arab to serve on the International Space Station (ISS) for a 6-month mission, as
part of Expedition 69.
H.E. AlNeyadi was inducted into the UAE Cabinet during an announcement made by H.H.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the
UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in January 2024. He was one of the two astronauts selected in
the first batch of the UAE Astronaut Programme, launched by H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin
Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in 2017.
H.E. AlNeyadi undertook the longest Arab space mission in history and became the first
Arab to conduct a spacewalk during Expedition 69, which lasted 7 hours and 1 minute.
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From Stories to Space with HE Dr Sultan Al Neyadi
Join HE Dr Sultan Al Neyadi for a lively discussion exploring his journey from books to space.
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