Minister of Cabinet Affairs in the United Arab Emirates since 2006, and Deputy Chairman of the Ministerial Council for Development .

He is the Chairman of the Executive Office of the Emirate of Dubai since its establishment in 2000, Chairman of the World Government Summit , Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Managing Director of the Dubai Future Foundation , Secretary General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, Chairman of the Museum of the Future, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Arab Geniuses, and Chairman of the Arab Government Excellence Award since its establishment in 2019. He also founded Dubai Holding and chaired its Board of Directors from 2004 to 2017.

In 1997, he was appointed Deputy Director General of the Department of Economic Development in Dubai, and then assumed the position of Secretary General of the Dubai Government Excellence Program in September 1997. He was appointed Director General of the Dubai Technology, E-Commerce and Media Free Zone Authority in January 2000. He also founded and chaired the Young Arab Leaders Organization since 2004, and was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Emirates Investment Authority in November 2007.

He has also been Chairman of the UAE Soft Power Council since April 2017, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority , Member of the Board of Directors of the UAE Genome Program since June 15, 2021, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Investment and Development Authority, and Chairman of the UAE Council for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

He previously held positions including Secretary General of the Executive Council of Dubai from 2003 to 2006, Chairman of the Emirates Competitiveness Council , Vice Chairman of the Emirates Investment Authority , Founding Chairman of the Young Arab Leaders Organization, and Managing Director of Dubai Media Incorporated. In addition, he chaired the Board of Directors of Al Ahli Club in 2006, established the Dubai Autism Center, and was one of the founders of the UAE Disabled Sports Federation. He also played for the UAE national volleyball team and represented the country in many championships during that period.

At the international level, he has held a number of memberships, most notably membership in the World Economic Forum's "Davos" Leadership Council since 2023, which is concerned with supervising the forum's supreme strategy. He is also the co-chair of the Global Future Councils, which are organized in partnership between the UAE government and the World Economic Forum. In 2018, he was chosen as a member of the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation, which aims to establish foundations and standards that help governments face the challenges resulting from rapid technological development.

Academically, he previously served on the Board of Trustees of the United Arab Emirates University, the Board of Trustees of Abu Dhabi University, and the Supreme Council of the National Defense College. He is also the founding president of the Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government, a member of the International Advisory Board of the American University of Beirut, and a member of the Advisory Board of the Harvard Business Review Arabia platform. He holds an honorary doctorate in government administration from Georgetown University in the United States of America, an honorary doctorate in government administration and future strategies from the Graduate School of Business in Paris, an honorary fellowship from the London Business School, and an honorary global fellowship from the American University in Cairo.

He was awarded the Order of Friendship of the highest degree by His Excellency Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Royal Moroccan Order by His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco, and the American Business Award. In 2017, His Excellency was chosen as the Federal Personality of the Year by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates.

He holds a Bachelor's degree from the United States of America.