Hala Badri (Arabic: هالة بدري) is the director general of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority.

[2] Prior to her appointment to Dubai Culture, she was executive vice president of brand and communications of du, the second largest telecommunications company in the UAE.

Prior to joining Dubai Culture, Badri was a senior advisor on strategic communications for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).

[6] Before ADNOC, she spent 11 years at UAE's second telecommunications company, du, as the Executive Vice President of Brand and Communications.

[7] In addition to her current role as Director General of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, she also occupies the following positions: Hala Badri was named as The Holmes Report's 2018 Innovator 25 in EMEA,[16] ranked at 33 of Forbes ME 200 most powerful Arab woman in the World in 2014,[17] and at 37 of 100 most powerful Arab business women in Listed Companies in 2012 to name a few.