Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh | |
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Minister of State | |
Assumed office 19 September 2018 | |
President | |
Prime Minister | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
Personal details | |
Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Alma mater | Lewis & Clark College ( BA) |
Awards | London Institute of Banking and Finance Honorary Masters Degree Award |
Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh ( Arabic: أحمد علي الصايغ; born 1962) is an Emirati politician who is a minister of state in the United Arab Emirates since 19 September 2018. [1]
Al Sayegh was born in 1962 in Abu Dhabi where he attended school and furthered his higher education in the United States. He graduated in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in economics from Lewis & Clark College, Oregon, United States. [2] [3]
Al Sayegh co-chairs the UAE-UK Business Council along with Lord Udny-Lister. [4]
In September 2018, the UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Alnahyan, appointed Al Sayegh as the minister of state in the UAE Cabinet. [3]
He was Chairman of ADGM, [5] which oversees the UAE capital city's International Financial Centre (IFC). [6] He is the managing director of Dolphin Energy, a natural gas company. [7] The company produces and processes natural gas from Qatar's North Field and transports the gas by sub-sea pipeline to the UAE from which it is delivered in the UAE and Oman. [8]
He is founding board member of Etihad Airways and currently serves as a board member. He played an instrumental role in the launch of the UAE's national airline in 2003 and its subsequent growth. [3]
He was the founding chairman of Aldar Properties when it launched in 2004 and remained in the role until April 2011. [3]
He was founding chairman of Masdar, a renewable energy company based in Abu Dhabi. [9]
He has worked in the Abu Dhabi state-owned oil company Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).
He has been on a number boards including chairman of Abu Dhabi Global Market; [10] deputy chairman of the Emirates Nature-WWF; [11] board member of Etihad Aviation Group; [12] board member of Abu Dhabi Development Fund; [13] and chairman of Al Jazira Investment Company. Former board positions include deputy chairman of First Gulf Bank; founding chairman of Aldar Properties; founding board member of Mubadala Development Company; founding chairman of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar); founding board bember and managing director of Emirates Foundation; founding board member of Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority; founding board member of Abu Dhabi Ship Building Company; board member of Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company; board member of Tawazun (formerly UAE Offsets Group); board member of Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority; board member of Abu Dhabi Education Council; and board member of Abu Dhabi Media.
Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh | |
---|---|
Minister of State | |
Assumed office 19 September 2018 | |
President | |
Prime Minister | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
Personal details | |
Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Alma mater | Lewis & Clark College ( BA) |
Awards | London Institute of Banking and Finance Honorary Masters Degree Award |
Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh ( Arabic: أحمد علي الصايغ; born 1962) is an Emirati politician who is a minister of state in the United Arab Emirates since 19 September 2018. [1]
Al Sayegh was born in 1962 in Abu Dhabi where he attended school and furthered his higher education in the United States. He graduated in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in economics from Lewis & Clark College, Oregon, United States. [2] [3]
Al Sayegh co-chairs the UAE-UK Business Council along with Lord Udny-Lister. [4]
In September 2018, the UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Alnahyan, appointed Al Sayegh as the minister of state in the UAE Cabinet. [3]
He was Chairman of ADGM, [5] which oversees the UAE capital city's International Financial Centre (IFC). [6] He is the managing director of Dolphin Energy, a natural gas company. [7] The company produces and processes natural gas from Qatar's North Field and transports the gas by sub-sea pipeline to the UAE from which it is delivered in the UAE and Oman. [8]
He is founding board member of Etihad Airways and currently serves as a board member. He played an instrumental role in the launch of the UAE's national airline in 2003 and its subsequent growth. [3]
He was the founding chairman of Aldar Properties when it launched in 2004 and remained in the role until April 2011. [3]
He was founding chairman of Masdar, a renewable energy company based in Abu Dhabi. [9]
He has worked in the Abu Dhabi state-owned oil company Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).
He has been on a number boards including chairman of Abu Dhabi Global Market; [10] deputy chairman of the Emirates Nature-WWF; [11] board member of Etihad Aviation Group; [12] board member of Abu Dhabi Development Fund; [13] and chairman of Al Jazira Investment Company. Former board positions include deputy chairman of First Gulf Bank; founding chairman of Aldar Properties; founding board member of Mubadala Development Company; founding chairman of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar); founding board bember and managing director of Emirates Foundation; founding board member of Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority; founding board member of Abu Dhabi Ship Building Company; board member of Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company; board member of Tawazun (formerly UAE Offsets Group); board member of Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority; board member of Abu Dhabi Education Council; and board member of Abu Dhabi Media.