Hope with Shamma Al Mazrui

A Bit of Optimism

The Optimism Company from Simon Sinek

Business, Education, Careers, Self-improvement

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

So many politicians say our children are our future, so why do so few nations have a cabinet level position to represent their youth? As the Minister of State for Youth Affairs for the United Arab Emirates, Shamma Al Mazrui is revolutionizing the dynamic between youth and government. At the age of 22, she became the youngest government minister in the world. Now, five years later, she has powerful insights to share about fostering a nation’s youth, the power of listening, and how hope empowers. This is... A Bit of Optimism. If you want to know more about Shamma and the Ministry for Youth Affairs, check out: https://youth.gov.ae/en https://uaecabinet.ae/en/details/cabinet-members/her-excellency-shamma-bint-suhail-faris-al-mazrui https://u.ae/en/about-the-uae/the-uae-government/government-of-future/youth

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0:00.0	If you think your kids are an overachiever, wait till you meet Shama Al-Mazuri.
0:12.0	She became the Minister of State for Youth Affairs in the United Arab Emirates at the age
0:17.7	of 22, which made her the youngest government minister in the world.
0:24.5	She was also her country's first road scholar.
0:27.9	So I wanted to talk to Shama about the power of youth and why there aren't more ministers
0:33.7	of youth in more governments.
0:36.2	What I learned that youth brings is hope.
0:40.4	This is a bit of optimism.
0:49.5	You are the Minister of Youth for an entire nation, and what I find so wonderful about that
0:56.2	is if you consider the size of the youth population in every nation that most nations don't
1:02.7	have a Minister of Youth.
1:03.9	I live in the United States and there is no Minister of Youth as a cabinet position.
1:08.5	It existed in the UK for I think a year, and then it was folded into a different department
1:16.1	which basically deals with charitable giving.
1:18.9	What was the birth?
1:20.5	What was the decision that led to a nation deciding to have an entire cabinet position
1:26.0	just to represent the youth of the nation?
1:28.0	I find that so fascinating.
1:29.4	It's so rare in the world.
1:31.0	That's a very good question.
1:32.4	The Ministry of Youth in New York exists to connect youth to leaders and decision-makers
1:36.6	across all industries and sectors, and we empower youth to become the leaders and decision-makers
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