His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has formed a new Supreme Committee to supervise the Expo 2020 Dubai District.
The committee will be chaired by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group.
The main function of the committee is to supervise the implementation, governance and development of all projects, initiatives, programmes and activities within the district as well as oversee the creation and implementation of plans for the area.
Additionally, the committee will approve local and global promotional and marketing activities for the area.
An administrative and executive body will also be created to provide administrative and technical support to the committee and the sub-committees and work teams formed.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed has also announced that the Expo 2020 Dubai Preparatory Committee, the Expo 2020 Dubai Bureau and the Director General of the Expo 2020 Dubai Bureau will continue their roles and functions for a period of six months and can be extended for the same time period.