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Dr. Sumaya Mohammed Al Blooshi is a prominent Emirati nursing leader, academic, healthcare strategist, and advocate for the advancement of nursing and midwifery in the United Arab Emirates. She serves as Director of Nursing at Emirates Health Services (EHS) and President of the Emirates Nursing Association (ENA-UAE). She also serves as Chair/Head of the National Committee for Nursing and Midwifery Affairs under the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP).
She has more than two decades of professional experience spanning clinical nursing, nursing administration, healthcare quality, critical care, public health, nursing strategy, education, and research. Gulf Medical University identifies her as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Nursing Leadership and Management, while the university's faculty profile confirms her leadership position within Emirates Health Services.
Dr. Al Blooshi has an extensive academic background in nursing, healthcare quality, critical care, public health, and nursing philosophy. According to Gulf Medical University, her education includes:
Her academic qualifications have supported her progression from clinical nursing into senior healthcare leadership, nursing strategy, quality improvement, and public-health policy.
A Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences postgraduate catalogue also lists her PhD in Nursing (2015), MSc in Critical Care Nursing (2010), MA in Quality Management (2004), and Bachelor's in Nursing, with her academic specialty identified as leadership, nursing strategy, and nursing research.
Dr. Al Blooshi began her nursing career in the UAE and progressively moved into clinical management and executive nursing leadership. She previously served as Director of Nursing at Kuwaiti Hospital before moving into her broader national nursing leadership responsibilities. Gulf Medical University states that she has served as Director of Nursing at the Ministry of Health and Prevention since 2015, while current sources identify her nursing leadership role with Emirates Health Services.
Her responsibilities have expanded beyond individual healthcare facilities to national-level nursing strategy. She has been involved in the UAE's National Strategy for Nursing and Midwifery 2022–2026, which focuses on strengthening nursing and midwifery regulation, education, workforce development, innovation, partnerships, and the recruitment and development of Emirati healthcare professionals.
Dr. Al Blooshi is the President of the Emirates Nursing Association (ENA-UAE). In this capacity, she represents the UAE nursing profession at regional and international forums and works to strengthen professional development, nursing leadership, research, education, and international collaboration.
Her international nursing leadership has included participation in the Global Partners Meeting for Nursing and Midwifery in Geneva, where she represented the UAE and emphasized collaboration between national nursing organizations, regional leaders, and international partners to strengthen the nursing workforce.
In 2026, she was also part of the Emirates Nursing Association delegation participating in the 34th Triennial Congress of the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) in Lisbon, Portugal. The participation highlighted the UAE's efforts to strengthen nursing and midwifery leadership and international partnerships.
One of Dr. Al Blooshi's major areas of leadership is the development of nursing and midwifery at the national level. As Head of the National Committee for Nursing and Midwifery, she has contributed to the implementation of the UAE's National Strategy for Nursing and Midwifery 2022–2026.
The strategy focuses on:
Dr. Al Blooshi has specifically highlighted the importance of preparing nurses to use medical information technology, artificial intelligence, and advanced healthcare technologies.
Alongside her executive healthcare responsibilities, Dr. Al Blooshi has maintained an academic role. Gulf Medical University lists her as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Nursing Leadership and Management, while the MBRU postgraduate catalogue identifies her as an Adjunct Associate Professor with expertise in leadership, nursing strategy, and nursing research.
Her academic interests and professional work center on nursing leadership, healthcare quality, nursing strategy, workforce development, critical care, public health, and nursing research.
One of Dr. Al Blooshi's most significant professional distinctions came in 2022, when she became the first Emirati to be inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN). The Emirates Nursing Association describes this as one of the highest international honors in the nursing profession.
She has also been recognized with the Emirates Pride Medal for her contributions to the nursing profession, according to Gulf Medical University.
For the 2nd Emirates Diabetes Educators Society Conference (DES2026), Dr. Sumaya Al Blooshi is listed as a Guest of Honor. The official conference website identifies her as:
President, Emirates Nursing Association (ENA)
Director of Nursing, Emirates Health Services (EHS), Dubai, UAE
Her participation reflects her national leadership role in nursing and her contribution to strengthening healthcare education, professional development, and multidisciplinary care in the UAE.
Diabetes Educators Society DES
Diabetes Educators Society DES