Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Republic of South Africa since 2016.

He has been a non-resident Ambassador to the Republics of Namibia and Botswana since May 2018, and to the Kingdom of Lesotho since 2020.

He held the position of Director of Military Security in the UAE Armed Forces, Director of Air Intelligence, and Commander of an Air Squadron in the Air Wing. He also held several positions in the Security and Air Reconnaissance Division, including: Information Officer, Air Reconnaissance Staff, and Head of the Reconnaissance and Intelligence Sections.

He headed the Air Intelligence and Security Division in the Air Force, and worked as Director of the International Security Cooperation Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation .

During his career, he received a number of medals and decorations, including: the “Kuwait Liberation Medal” of the third class in 1992, the “Abu Dhabi Defense Force Medal”, the “Good Service Medal” of the first class twice, the first in 1997 and the second in 2002, the “Excellent Long Service Medal” of the first class in 2002, the “Fifteenth Anniversary Medal of the Unification of the Armed Forces”, and the “Unification Medal of the UAE Armed Forces”.

He also received the Air Merit Medal from the US Air Force, the Meritorious Service Medal from the US Army, and the Italian Defense General Staff Joint Forces Honor Medal.

He attended many training courses, including: the Commanders and Staff Course in Australia, the National Defense Course at the NATO College in Italy, a course in Human Resources Management in 2008 at the Emirates College of Technology , a course in Change Management at the Chicago Institute in the UAE, and a course in Executive Leadership and Strategy in Combating Terrorism in 2010 at the Kennedy School at Harvard University in the United States of America.

He graduated from the Air College in 1983, and holds a postgraduate diploma in administrative studies in 1996 from Australia, and a diploma in security and strategic studies in conflict resolution in 2008 from Italy.