Maryam Mohamed Fatma Matar (مريم مطر, born 1975) is an Emirati geneticist, medical researcher, and radio host, based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Matar is the first woman to serve as director-general in the government of Dubai and is the founder and chairperson of the UAE Genetic Diseases Association.
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Program for Leadership Development and worked on a Ph.D. at Yamaguchi University in Japan.
[6][7] As of 2014, Matar is the deputy chair of the primary education advocacy organization Dubai Cares.
[11] In 2017, Matar gave the keynote speech at an event honoring healthcare professionals in the UAE.