Her Excellency Jameela Al Muhairi was appointed as Minister of State for Public Education ‎during the Cabinet reshuffle in February 2016. Her Excellency Jameela Al Muhairi has 20 years of ‎experience in the field of education management, and has been working towards the ‎development of a world-class school performance management system for schools in Dubai ‎through her post as the Chief of Dubai Schools Inspections Bureau at KHDA since 2006.‎

Earlier, Her Excellency Jameela Al Muhairi had served as Deputy Director of the Special Education ‎Department at the UAE Ministry of Education from 1995 to 2004, then held position of Executive Director of Dubai Knowledge Village from 2004 to 2008, following which she served ‎as Executive Director in charge of the private education sector in Dubai Education Council. ‎She is also a member in Dubai Cares Foundation.‎

Her Excellency Jameela Al Muhairi is a graduate in management from UAE University in 1990. She is a ‎member of the Dubai Education Council, and a member of Dubai Cares.‎