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Mohammad AlMulla

Mohammad AlMulla earned a commercial pilot's licence at 19 and became the youngest pilot in Dubai Police. Selected in 2021 for the second batch of the UAE Astronaut Programme, he graduated from NASA's Astronaut Candidate Class in 2024.

Updated October 2026 · Facts checked 22 October 2026

Selected as an astronaut
20211,2
Selected as an astronaut
In aviation
15+ years1
In aviation
Graduated from NASA's class
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Graduated from NASA's class

Mohammad AlMulla

At a glance

At a glance
Item Detail
Name in Arabic محمد الملا
Selected 2021, second batch of the UAE Astronaut Programme
Background Pilot and Head of Training, Air Wing Centre, Dubai Police
Qualified NASA Astronaut Candidate Class, 2024

Source: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre: Mohammad AlMulla; Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre: Missions and projects1,2

Background

AlMulla obtained his commercial pilot's licence from the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority at 19. In more than 15 years at Dubai Police he became the youngest trainer at the Air Wing Centre and then Head of its Training Department. He holds a bachelor's degree in law and economics and an Executive Master of Public Administration from the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government.1

Training

After initial training at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, he joined NASA's 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class in Houston, covering spacewalks, robotics, ISS systems, the T-38 jet and Russian, and earned his astronaut pin in 2024.1

Sources

  1. Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre: Mohammad AlMulla
  2. Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre: Missions and projects

Facts checked 22 October 2026. Prepared by Invest-Emirates.ae for general information.

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