Eman AlHashmi is the first UAE female composer. She is also a music arranger who is specialized in
orchestra & music soundtracks. She is a pianist, painter, writer, poet, and screenwriter. She is an
internationally certified Life-Coach, and holds a worldwide certificate from WIPO in Intellectual Property
Rights, as well as an accredited evaluator diploma in (GEM) Government Excellence Model, plus a
professional diploma in empowering women and qualifying them for leadership positions, a training
diploma in psychological counseling, and another training diploma in community partnership and patient
communication service. Also a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management and a Master's Degree
in arts of communication and strategic public relations; all graduated with distinction and honor, And last
but not least, PhD in Project Management. Eman has successfully published (6) books so far, also she has
many local and international achievements, and more than 50 participations that were the first of their kind
in the UAE.
Other works:-
1. Journalist in a weekly column since 2008.
2. Member of the Board-branch of the Writers Union, Abu Dhabi.
3. Founder and Chairwoman of the Autoimmune Association (The first of its kind in the Arab world)
4. Founding Member in Emirati Musicians Association.
5. Member of the Businesswomen’s Council.
6. Member of the Sea of Culture Foundation.
7. Member of the Emirates Friends of the Environment Society.
8. Member of the Emirates Creativity Association.
9. Member of the National Policy Committee for Women’s Empowerment 2031.
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Key Achievements:
1. First Emirati female composer, also the first music arranger who is specialized in orchestration & music soundtracks.
2. First Emirati pianist to play in “World Music Day” hosted in the UAE for the first time in 2000.
3. First Emirati pianist to represent UAE abroad by playing her compositions in Italy (Expo-Milan) 2015.
4. First Emirati female to compose and arrange a melody using military instruments under the title (Martyr), and wrote the words that were converted into a patriotic song.
5. First Emirati female to compose, arrange and write lyrics for an operetta titled #Year_of_Zayed and another one called #Mother_of_Emirates, also she wrote the lyrics of an Emirati song in the local dialect in the name of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak.
6. First female composer whose melodies are used in movies soundtracks (Ghafa), (Mariam) and (Martyr).
7. First Emirati pianist to perform at the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi.
8. First Emirati female to establish bands named #Eman_Al Emarat and #UAE_Pioneer_Musicians.
9. First Emirati to participate with her melodies in the opening of the highest top in Abu Dhabi (Zayed Council/Majlis Zayed) - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Tower.
10. First Emirati female composer to participate as a jury member or as the head of the jury for many musical talent competitions.
11. First Emirati female musician to earn the title # You_are_a_Jewel presented by H.H Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Khaled Al Nahyan.
12. First Emirati musician to be honored among the 100 most effective and creative characters in UAE in 2018 (Zayed Centenary).
13. First female composer whose melodies are played in the Gulf (Kuwait, KSA, Qatar), in Europe (Switzerland, Italy, France, Kazakhstan, Russia, UK) in America & in the Arab countries (Egypt, Jordan).
14. First Emirati pianist to play solely during the first hosting of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in the UAE, in the presence of delegations from about 100 countries.
15. First female composer to have her melodies broadcast on radio and television.
16. First female composer to be officially registered in the Emirati Women's Encyclopedia.
17. First female composer to be honored by the General Secretariat of GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council), through an invitation from Ministry of Foreign Affairs in UAE.
18. First female musician to present a cinematic program regarding music history.
19. First female composer to win the Best Composer Award in the UAE in 2018.
20. First female musician to participate in an Art Exhibition for (drawings, paintings) in Emirates Palace on 08.02.2019.
21. First female musician to have her melodies presented at the Special Olympics 2019 in UAE (People of Determination).
22. First female composer to mix Indian traditional music with local/UAE music for the opening of Zayed Gandhi Museum in 2019.
23. First Emirati composer to write about music history, in a fixed column in local newspapers (AlRoeya and AlKhaleej newspapers).
24. First Emirati composer to enter the Emirates Encyclopedia of Records (local Guinness).
25. First Emirati musician to publish a book (Encyclopedia) about music history in 2019.
26. First Emirati composer to participate in #Expo2020 at the ceremony held at the Louvre in Abu Dhabi.
27. First Emirati composer to participate in the first Middle East and North Africa Global Women Forum in the presence of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bent Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum and Mrs. Ivanka Donald Trump in 2020.
28. First female composer to compose a dancing melody in the art of "ballet" in cooperation with a professional ballet choreographer in 2020.
29. First Emirati female composer to compose a melody for the #first_line_of_defense (COVID-19).
30. First Emirati female composer to compose a melody for #Emirates_Mars_Mission in 2020.
31. First Emirati composer to organize many musical workshops on music history/ therapy for children & adults at the "Ministry of Culture, Sharjah Children's Foundation, Sea Culture, International Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, Royal Center for Autism in UK, etc.".
32. First certified Life-Coach to provide self-development workshops through music since 2019.
33. First Emirati musician to become the head (chairperson) of the musical committee at the first international festival 'Online Film' in 2021.
34. First Emirati musician to be selected by Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bent Mubarak as one of the )50( leading Emirati women on Emirati Women's Day in 2021 (Year of the fiftieth).
35. First Emirati musician to be an Ambassador of the World Music Conference in 2022.
36. First Emirati female musician to compose the soundtrack for a comedy movie (E-Large Jinx) on Netflix and Shahid platforms in 2019.
37. First Emirati musician to compose and arrange a full musical piece (Pearl Diver's Daughter) for the first time worldwide in association with a theatrical dance show, co-produced by Abu Dhabi Festival and USA Embassy in 2023.
38. First female composer to join as Founding member, Board Member and Chief Financial Officer of the UAE's Emirati Musicians’ Association in 2023.
39. First Emirati pianist to play solely during the World Radio-communication Conference 2023 (WRC-23) under the patronage of H.H Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, held in UAE, which is the only country to have chaired this conference twice, with the participation of more than 4,500 government officials from 193 countries, and representatives of 900 international organizations, universities and companies.
40. First female to perform her compositions during (COP28) Climate Conference of the Parties in UAE 2023.
41. First Emirati to perform her music compositions as a writer during the activities of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2024.
42. First Emirati composer to be hosted on several television and radio channels, as well as through Arab and foreign newspapers and social media accounts (locally, Arab world and internationally).
43. First Emirati composer to volunteer in hospitals (Music in Hospitals), as well as to work with autistic children locally and internationally (UK), also orphanages, plus centers for senior citizens (elderly home), using her own melodies.
44. First Emirati musician to win the Middle East Women’s Leadership Award in the field of culture and arts for the first time in UAE 2024.
45. First Emirati musician to perform a live music show via Metaverse technology for the first time in UAE.
46. First Emirati musician to conduct scientific musical research on the arts of Emirati folklore and the art of “Muwashahat” and publish it in the local newspaper (Al Khaleej Newspaper).
47. First Emirati musician to join the National Policy Committee for Women’s Empowerment 2031 in UAE.
48. First Emirati composer to receive the Dubai Sensation Award for Business Excellence in 2024.
49. First Emirati Composer to receive an honorary doctorate for her achievements in music, art, literature and culture in the UAE in 2024.
50. First Emirati musician to receive the “Emirati Woman Does Not Know the Impossible” award in 2024.