His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, in his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, issued Decree No (21) of 2015 appointing Al Qutami to his new position.
Al Qutami, who was formerly the UAE Minister of Health from 2006 - 09 and the UAE Minister of Education from 2009 - 14, will be in charge of handling the tasks and responsibilities assigned to him as the director-general and will continue handling his previous tasks as the chairman of the Board of DHA.
The board's responsibilities will include overseeing policies, plans, programs and projects of DHA and its subsidiaries, approving and overseeing the strategic, operational and development plans, regulating medical professions' practices and medical and pharmaceutical facilities, overseeing the activities of the Authority's executive body and approving its performance indicators.
Born in Ras Al Khaimah in 1959, Al Qutami held several positions before becoming the director-general at DHA.
Among the positions Al Qutami has are the head of the Civil Service Board until 2008, director of finance at the Emirates Institute for Banking Studies from 1991 to 2006, secretary-general of the Human Resources Committee in the banking sector from 1996 to 2006, member of the National Elections Commission in 2006 and member of the Supreme Committee for resettlement in the insurance sector from 1997 to 2006.
He was also the member of the Board of the National Human Resource Development Authority from 2001 to 2005. He served as chairman of the Friends of the Environment from 1990 - 97, and was the chairman of the Board Management at the Emirates Volunteers Association from 1997 to 2006. Al Qutami was also a member of many boards in a number of companies and banks.