Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the State of Kuwait since 2014. He served as the UAE Ambassador to the Lebanese Republic between 2008 and 2014, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan between 2001 and 2008, and Deputy Director of the Department of Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation between 1999 and 2000. He was promoted to the rank of Counselor in 2000, and was seconded to work at the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in New Delhi between 2000 and 2001, India. He worked at the UAE Embassy in London between 1996 and 1999 and was acting Chargé d'Affaires for some periods. He also worked at the General Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abu Dhabi during 1996. Al Zaabi joined the diplomatic and consular corps in 1988 as a third secretary, joined the Financial and Administrative Affairs Department, was promoted to the rank of Second Secretary in 1991, and was transferred to the UAE Embassy in Brussels in the same year, Belgium. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, specializing in Media, in 1986 from the United Arab Emirates University .