Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri
Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri | |
|---|---|
عبد الله بن طوق المري | |
_(cropped).jpg) Al Marri in 2021 | |
| UAE Minister of Economy | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2020 | |
| President | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2009–2022) Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2022–present) |
| Prime Minister | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1982 (age 41–42) |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield (Bachelor's degree in civil engineering) |
Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri (Arabic: عبدالله بن طوق المري; born 1982[1]) is an Emirati politician. He has been the United Arab Emirates's Minister of Economy since July 2020 and is Chairman of the Securities and Commodities Authority.[2] He is a former Secretary General of the UAE Cabinet, a supportive body within the government that assists it in implementing decisions.
Education
[edit]Al Marri holds a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, which he obtained at the University of Sheffield in 2005.[3][4] He is a graduate of the UAE Government Leaders Program and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Center for Leadership Development.[5][6]
Career
[edit]Al Marri joined the Prime Minister's Office in 2007, moved on to become Director General of the Executive Office,[1] then CEO and later Cabinet Member of the Dubai Future Foundation.[3][7] He was appointed Secretary-General of the UAE Cabinet in October 2017.[6][8] He is chairman of the General Civil Aviation Authority, the Securities and Commissions Authority, the Federal Company Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE International Investors Council, and CSR UAE Fund's Board of Trustees. He is also part of MIT REAP Team Dubai and on the Board of Directors of the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority.
Minister of Economy
[edit]Al Marri assumed his position as Minister of Economy after a new governmental structure approved in July 2020;[4] Ministry of Economy functions were split, with Ministers Ahmed Belhoul and Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi assuming other responsibilities.[9] In October 2020, he was part of the first UAE delegation to Israel following the 2020 Israel–United Arab Emirates normalization agreement,[10][11][12] a development he championed as “wonderful”.[13] He credited the accords for opening “new avenues for strengthened collaboration and exchange between the UAE and Israel” and a “framework for bilateral trade and economic ties”,[14] including diversifying the UAE's economy away from oil.[15] As minister, he worked to “digitize” the UAE's economy to create a new development model through investments in "high tech areas".[16]
In 2021, he launched an investment summit named, Investopia.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Chan, Angel (2017-10-19). "Who are the new faces in the UAE Cabinet?". Dubai Gazette. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ^ "SCA: Chairman Message". Securities and Commodities Authority. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ a b bin Touq, Abdulla. "Abdullah bin Touq". LinkedIn. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ a b "Minister of Economy". Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ "Members Of The Cabinet". www.uaecabinet.ae. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ a b "Abdulla bin Touq: Secretary-General of the UAE Cabinet". EmTech MENA. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ "Our Board of Trustees". Dubai Future Foundation. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ^ Mohammed, HH Sheikh (October 19, 2017). "Abdulla bin Touq was appointed Secretary General of the UAE Cabinet. A graduate of leadership programmes, he is an important team member". Twitter. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ Elbahrawy, Farah; Al Lawati, Abbas (July 5, 2020). "UAE Restructures Government, Merges Half of Federal Agencies". Bloomberg. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "UAE delegation heads to Israel on first official visit". Yahoo! News. October 20, 2020.
- ^ Al Otaiba, Hend (October 20, 2020). "This morning UAE prepares to send its first official delegation to Israel, led by HE Obaid Al Tayer and HE Abdulla Bin Touq, and accompanied by US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin". Twitter. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ Ayestaran, Mikel (October 20, 2020). "Israel refuerza su alianza con Emiratos". El Diario Montañes. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ Zaken, Danny (September 17, 2020). ""The only question is, why didn't we do this earlier?"". Globes. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ Solomon, Shoshanna (October 5, 2020). "Israel Export Institute, Dubai World Trade Centre sign cooperation accord". Times of Israel.
- ^ Hanania, Ray (September 17, 2020). "Deal with Israel will help UAE move away from oil: Minister". Arab News.
- ^ Webb, Caspar (December 8, 2020). ""UAE minister: 'We must re-engineer world economy'"". Arab News.
- ^ https://wam.ae/en/details/1395302996194