A late Emirati minister. He held several positions, including: Minister of State for Finance and Industry between 1997 and 2008, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Emirates Telecommunications Corporation "Etisalat", "Dubai Islamic Bank", "Emirates Industrial Bank", "Al Rawabi Dairy Company", "Middle East Bank", "Arab Agricultural Production and Processing Company", Chairman of the "Telecommunications Regulatory Authority", the Ministerial Council of the OPEC Fund for International Development "OFID", and the "Harvard Club in the United Arab Emirates". He also held the position of Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the "General Pensions and Social Security Authority", the Emirates General Petroleum Corporation "Emarat", "Emaar Properties", "Dubai Central Post Office", the National Central Cooling Company "Tabreed", "Oman and Emirates Investment Holding Company", Chairman of the Higher Committee of the "Federal e-Government" Program, First Vice Chairman of the "Securities and Commodities Authority", and a member of the International Advisory Committee of the Institute for Innovative Management at "Harvard University". He was Assistant Undersecretary for Resources and Budget Affairs at the UAE Ministry of Finance, Director of the Investment Department at the same ministry, Board Member and Chairman of the Investment Committee at Emirates International Bank and the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development, Board Member and Chairman of the Audit Committee at Gulf International Bank. He was also a Board Member at Emirates Real Estate Bank, Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC), Central Bank of the UAE, Arab Trade Financing Program, Kenana Sugar Company, Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, and Governor of the UAE at the Arab Monetary Fund, International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, and Islamic Development Bank. He holds a Master's degree in Public Finance from Boston University in 1982, and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the same university in 1979. He passed away on March 12, 2016.