Fatima al-Sabah is an assistant under-secretary at the Emiri diwan, or ruler's court, and a member of the ruling family, according to the Kuwaiti news agency, Kuna.
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Located just 130km south from splashy Dubai, coastal Abu Dhabi has traditionally been known as the staid seat of the federal government, home to the ruling Abu Dhabi Emiri Family.