She loves the challenge and is constantly developing her abilities

Kholoud is the first woman in Dubai Police to search for explosives underwater

Kholoud works in the security inspections and explosives disposal team.

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Sergeant Kholoud Abdullah Al-Marri is the first female member of the Dubai Police working in the field of detecting underwater explosives, in addition to her work in the security inspections and explosive disposal team in the Explosives Security Department of the General Department of Organizations, Facilities and Emergency Security in Dubai Police, thus forming a distinctive addition to the role of the female element in police work.

Acting Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Operations Affairs, Major General Abdullah Ali Al Ghaithi, said that the Dubai Police General Command has a distinguished and proactive human cadre in various disciplines. Women perform various tasks, including tasks that were the preserve of men in the past.

He added that the Explosives Security Department is replete with highly specialized competencies, and has a wealth of scientific and applied knowledge and experience, as well as numerous experiences and participations that make it one of the most professional departments in this field in the region, stressing that these efforts that are harnessed to develop human resources are one of the pillars that The Dubai Police, which would ensure the achievement of strategic goals in enhancing the security and safety of the community.

For his part, the Director of the Explosives Security Department, Colonel Hisham Al-Suwaidi, stated that the work of Sergeant Kholoud Al-Marri is to detect underwater explosives in various types of water bodies, as she was first trained on security inspections and explosives neutralization within the advanced training program for the first female team. It was established in 2020, and then she joined advanced diving courses, thus integrating her work with the security inspections and explosive ordnance disposal team.

And he indicated that the specialized training program that Sergeant Kholoud Al-Marri and her colleagues joined in the team lasted for six months, during which they learned many skills related to the detection of explosives, how to carry out security inspections in various locations, how to identify suspicious objects, as well as how to employ artificial intelligence. In this field to reduce the risks that workers in this field may be exposed to while dealing with unknown objects and packages, and then worked to develop her field, where she joined and was trained in diving and detecting explosives under water, which is an important addition to her work.

In turn, Sergeant Kholoud Abdullah Al-Marri said that she is proud of her work in this field, which contains many challenges, and that she loves the challenge, and is constantly working to develop herself in various disciplines that support her work and functional tasks, and that the Dubai Police General Command greatly supported her, and opened The area has to delve into and experiment with various tasks.

Al-Marri added that the General Department for the Security of Organizations, Facilities and Emergencies provides all support, meets the needs requested by the employee, and creates a stimulating and encouraging work environment that contributes to supporting young people and raising the ceiling of their ambitions. Dubai, for their interest and concern for young people.

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Sergeant Kholoud Al-Marri has been working in Dubai Police for 16 years. She joined the police force in 2006. She is one of the first female soldiers to join the Cavalry and Explosives team, and has received many honors, worked in many work teams, and participated with security teams. On several major occasions, she also holds a motorcycle driving license, and has attended many specialized courses and programs.

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