I have not met a leader who resembles Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed in his wisdom and humility

American journalist, writer, and political commentator Tucker Carlson, owner and founder of the “Tucker Carlson Network,” described His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, “may God protect him,” as “a wise leader who has never met a president like him before,” stressing that wisdom is impossible to achieve. Without humility, humility is a gift from God.

This came in a key session in which he was interviewed by Saeed Al-Eter, Assistant Minister of Cabinet Affairs for Strategic Projects, Head of the UAE Government Media Office, entitled: “The New Rules of Influence.” It was held during the activities of the One Billion Followers Summit, the largest global summit in the content industry economy, which is organized by The Media Office of the Government of the United Arab Emirates, and it will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates during the period from 11 to 13 next January, at (Emirates Towers, the Dubai International Financial Center, and the Museum of the Future) in Dubai, under the slogan “Purposeful Content”, where In its third edition, the summit is witnessing great momentum with the participation of more than 15,000 content creators and influencers, more than 420 speakers, and 125 CEOs and global experts..

Future vision

Tucker Carlson said during the session: “I spoke to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan several times, and I have never heard any leader in the world speak with humility and wisdom like him.”“.

He added: “The leadership of the UAE has a long-term future vision, not just for years, which reflects positively on every part of the country. It is also a leadership that seeks to motivate work and excellence. Here you have many international awards, and these are all strengths of the UAE.”“.

Tucker stressed that the leaders of the UAE contributed to the prosperity and strengthening of the country’s position and its entry into the race of the future to keep pace with rapid development and improve all services for the benefit of the people..

Social media platforms

Tucker Carlson moved on to talk about the profession of journalism and media, saying: “In the wake of the war in Iraq in 2003, news coverage at that time was limited only to presenting the priorities of the National Security Administration in the United States.”“.

Referring to the most prominent challenges of modern media, he said: “The journalist gets his news from sources, but at the same time you, as a journalist, must rely on logic in analysis. Now the public can browse websites and get what they want, but without caring about the credibility of the content, and this is what you must pay attention to.” for him“.

He touched on the importance of social media, saying: “Information represents power and authority, and we have witnessed decades of monopolization of the media and the distribution of information, but the credit for its circulation now goes to social media, which contributed to its transmission very quickly thanks to technological development.” He continued: “We also felt the power of social media platforms in the United States in conjunction with the Los Angeles fires“.

Regarding his prediction for the shape of the media during the next four years, Tucker said: “First of all, I believe that news related to the White House will take up a large amount of space, and on the other hand, social media platforms will play an important role in the future of media, and the companies that own digital news platforms are now focusing on preparing… Influential leaders to provide reliable information“.