Young people have a restless quest for purpose,

and it's government's duties to give them platforms

where they can discover their purpose.

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Shama al-Mazuri, the Minister of State for Youth Affairs

and the UAE, wonderful to be with you again, Shia.

We're so delighted to see you again.

So, you're in a very young society. Even in that context, you're on the young side of that.

Why don't you start by just telling me how it feels to be minister with portfolio as when you started a 22-year-old.

When I think of my role, I think of myself as a designer.

And I'll tell you how I play a dual role. So I'm a government official, but I'm also a young person.

And as a government official, I create kind of services for youth.

But as a young person, I'm the end user.

And I think this gives us tremendous value in my job

because my life as a young person informs the service I give.

If you think of tech-savvy companies,

they design products not for what they think young people or people want.

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