Special Advisor to the President of the United Arab Emirates , Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan . He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and one of its founders. He began his career as Deputy Head of the Amiri Diwan in 1969, then Head of the Finance Department in 1970, and assumed the position of Minister of State for Financial Affairs and Industrial Affairs in 1971. He undertook the task of registering the United Arab Emirates in the “League of Arab States” in Cairo, and contributed to the establishment of the “Abu Dhabi Company.” National Drilling and Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Bank of Abu Dhabi, and a member of the Supreme Petroleum Council and the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.