Mohammad Al Murr

Mohammad Ahmad Mohammad Al Murr Al Falasi

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]

References

^ "Banipal (UK) Magazine of Modern Arab Literature - Contributors - Mohammed al-Murr". www.banipal.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
^ "Banipal (UK) Magazine of Modern Arab Literature - Contributors - Mohammed al-Murr". www.banipal.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
^ Samir Salama (2011-11-15). "Mohammad Ahmad Al Murr elected uncontested as FNC speaker". GulfNews. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
^ "Federal National Council Brochure" (PDF). Global Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament.