She emphasized that women perform police duties that men cannot do

Maryam Al-Qahtani.. The first Emirati woman with the rank of "brigadier" at the state level

Brigadier General Maryam Al-Qahtani: "We are proud of being Emirati women, and we were able to put our unique fingerprints locally, regionally and internationally."

The Head of the Criminal Biology Department in the Department of Forensic Evidence in the Security and Ports Affairs Sector in Abu Dhabi Police, Brigadier Expert Dr. Maryam Ahmed Al-Qahtani, (the first Emirati woman to obtain the rank of brigadier general at the Ministry of Interior), confirmed that the presence of women today in the police institution has become a real need to perform tasks Duties that cannot be assigned to a man.

Al-Qahtani urged, through "Emirates Today", Emirati women to join the work in the Abu Dhabi Police, because of the interest and care they found, explaining that the General Command has given the female component of its affiliates, whether in the areas of police or civil work, special attention, as they play a leading role. with their male counterparts.

She stated that the Abu Dhabi Police provided her with great support, as a university graduate joined her, and today, thanks to the leadership's patronage, she has obtained the highest scientific and practical degrees, and represents the UAE in international organizations, such as the International Police Organization (Interpol).

She indicated that when she joined the police in 1995, she had a bachelor's degree in biological specialization from the UAE University, then she was sent to study a master's degree in genetic fingerprinting in the United Kingdom in 2005, and she studied the male chromosome and its uses in criminal fields, and in 2016 she was sent to study a doctorate in the United Kingdom Also, she completed her studies in 2018, and was the first female citizen to obtain a PhD in (Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Using Ion PGM™ and S5™ Platforms).

She pointed out that she started working as a laboratory technician in the Forensic Biology Department, examining cases received by the department, then rose to assist an expert, and began with her colleagues to establish DNA tests in Abu Dhabi Police, then became an expert in biology and DNA tests, after which she took the position of director of a database branch DNA, and she and her colleagues established the branch in partnership with the Forensic Laboratories Authority, and in 2009 she headed the department to date.

She reviewed her achievements in the areas of work in the Abu Dhabi Police over a period of 26 years, explaining that she is the first Emirati to join the Biology Department in the Abu Dhabi Police, and during this period she participated with her colleagues in introducing the DNA of the Abu Dhabi Police, and participating in the establishment of the DNA database branch, in partnership with the Laboratories Authority She also participated with her colleagues in the forensic biology department obtaining the international recognition (ISO 17025) from the international accreditation body «YOX», which is the highest certificate that can be obtained internationally in the field of forensic examinations, and the state is currently represented in the team of monitoring DNA tests in « Interpol”, and prepared a study on the population of the country, and some countries in the Middle East, on new genetic sites, on the human genome using Next Generation Sequencing technology.

She explained that the results of this study will be promising, and will be used in criminal cases and other areas of security work, where the origin of the human race of people is identified, the geographical region from which they came, and from which continent and which countries they lived in, and then results are given to the parties Investigation.

She said: "We are proud of being Emirati women, and we were able to put our unique fingerprints locally, regionally and internationally, and I say to every Emirati woman: that the Abu Dhabi Police paid special attention to working women within their ranks, and provided them with a set of various programs and initiatives supporting their empowerment, which led to their excellence in work and doing In its national duty in the best way, until many of the Abu Dhabi Police affiliates hold higher educational degrees, and some of them work and study at the expense of the force in various disciplines, including the rare and important specializations for police work.

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