Dr Raja Al Gurg is the managing director of one of the UAE’s leading business corporations, the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group.
We sat down with her to discuss her new book, Raja Al Gurg: An Autobiography.
by EMMA HODGSON for Emirates Woman
Strength through adversity
Dr Raja Al Gurg is the managing director of one of the UAE’s leading business corporations, the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group. We sat down with her to discuss her new book, Raja Al Gurg: An Autobiography. Her book charts the growth of Dubai and tells the story of how she became one of the region’s most respected female business leaders.
What inspired you to write your autobiography?
We tell our stories to transform ourselves; to learn about our history and narrate our experiences, transcend them and to use these stories to make a difference. My autobiography is also an answer to the many questions people have asked me regarding my progress as an Emirati woman. There is a curiosity about how I charted my path in what is considered as a space dominated by men.
Can you tell us a little bit about what readers can expect from the book?
As they read the autobiography, I hope there are moments which will connect readers with a young Emirati girl who began her journey with the selfless backing of supportive parents and retained her moral compass through the many curve balls that destiny had waiting for her. It’s a narrative on how to succeed, not just through opportunities that are presented to you, but also how to succeed despite challenges in your environment.
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Dr. Al Gurg was unable to join the IWEC Conference in Shanghai, 2018 but we congratulate her on this achievement.
