2021 in the United Arab Emirates

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Events in the year 2021 in the United Arab Emirates.

Incumbents

• President: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
• Prime Minister: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Events

January

• 24 January:
  • The cabinet of the United Arab Emirates approves the establishment of an embassy in Tel Aviv.^[1][2][3]
  • Israel opens an embassy in the United Arab Emirates, appointing Eitan Na'eh as head of the envoy. It will be in a temporary office, until a permanent location will be set up.^[1]

June

• 11 June — During the 2021 United Nations Security Council Elections, the United Arab Emirates was elected to serve a two-year term as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. It marked the second time the UAE has sat on the Security Council.^[4]

July

• The Hope probe, launched on 19 July 2020, went into orbit around Mars on 9 February 2021. It was launched as a part of the Emirates Mars Mission is a United Arab Emirates Space Agency uncrewed space exploration mission to Mars.^[5]

October

• 1 October - The Dubai World Expo 2020. Delayed from 2020 to 2021 due to Covid-19 restrictions.
• 15 October - IPL 2021 was hosted across Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah.

December

• 12 December – Max Verstappen wins the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the Championship against Lewis Hamilton.

• 13 December – Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discuss strengthening bilateral trade and cooperation in multiple areas, at the first meeting of the leaders of the two countries.^[6]

Deaths

• 24 March - Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, politician (b. 1945)^[7]
• 18 April - Abdullah Al-Nauri, novelist (b. 1959)
• 19 June - Alaa al-Siddiq, human rights activist (b. 1988)^[8]
• 17 December - Majid Al Futtaim, businessman (b. 1934)^[9]

References

1. "Israel opens embassy in UAE, expanding new relations". Associated Press. 2021-01-24. Archived from the original on 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
2. "محمد بن راشد يترأس أولى اجتماعات مجلس الوزراء في 2021 .. ويعتمد الإطار العام للاستراتيجية الإعلامية للإمارات". WAM (in Arabic). 2021-01-24. Archived from the original on 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
3. "Mohammed bin Rashid chairs first UAE Cabinet meeting in 2021". WAM. 2021-01-24. Archived from the original on 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
4. "UN elects five new members to serve on the Security Council". UN News. 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
5. "Live coverage: Emirates Mars Mission launches from Japan – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved 2023-09-02.
6. Carey, Andrew; Gold, Hadas (2021-12-13). "Israeli Prime Minister meets UAE Crown Prince in Abu Dhabi in historic visit". CNN. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
7. Mansoor, Zainab (2021-03-24). "Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, passes away". Gulf Business. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
8. "Prominent UAE activist Alaa al-Siddiq dies in UK car crash". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
9. "UAE businessman Majid Al Futtaim passes away". gulfnews.com. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-01.