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Ahmed Waqqas Alawlaqi is an Emirati journalist at Khaleej Times and an AI student at MBZUAI working across artificial intelligence, governance, and public systems. He is a member of the IRENA Youth Council and the Global Youth AI Advisory Body, and is also a sustainability ambassador with Masdar.

Ahmed Waqqas Alawlaqi

May 22 2026

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