Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Federal Republic of Nigeria since April 11, 2018. He served as Director of the Department of Economic and Trade Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation between August 2014 and February 2018, and as Vice President representing the country in the Indian Ocean Rim Association at the senior official level between September 2016 and February 2018. He was also a member of the UAE-Italy Friendship Association, the UAE Steering Committee at the World Trade Organization, the National Team for the Foreign Investment Contribution to GDP Index, the Safeguard and Anti-Dumping Committee, and other federal and local committees in the field of economic policies. He served as Director of the Strategic Projects Department at the Tawazun Economic Council between January 2011 and August 2014, and also worked at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation and Dubai Municipality . He has received many awards and medals, including: “The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Medal for Excellence” for the category of Distinguished Head of Mission and Head of Organizational Unit in February 2017, “The Middle East Award for Excellence in Future Leaders” in June 2014, the Jordanian Business Council Award for Academic Excellence in University in 2010, and “Rashid Award for Scientific Excellence” in 2000.

He holds a PhD in Economic Diplomacy from the United Arab Emirates University in 2019.

He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration, specializing in Finance, from the American University in Dubai, a Bachelor’s degree in Programming and Information Systems from the University of Dubai , and the Leadership Program at the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, in 2011. He also holds several executive diplomas in the field of strategic intelligence and how to build smart institutions from Harvard Business School in the United States of America in November 2013, in the field of excellence in institutional performance from the European Institute of Business Administration, INSEAD, in March 2013, and in the field of the art of negotiation and decision-making strategies from the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, in June 2012.