Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh (

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: أحمد علي الصايغ; born 1962) is an Emirati politician who is a minister of state in the

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since 19 September 2018.

Early life and education

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

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, Oregon, United States.

Career

Al Sayegh co-chairs the UAE-UK Business Council along with Lord Udny-Lister. In September 2018, the UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Alnahyan, appointed Al Sayegh as the minister of state in the UAE Cabinet. He was Chairman of ADGM, which oversees the UAE capital city's International Financial Centre (IFC). He is the managing director of

Dolphin Energy Dolphin Energy is a gas company of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was established in March 1999 by the Government of Abu Dhabi. As of today, Dolphin Energy is owned by Mubadala Investment Company, on behalf of the Government of Abu Dhabi, ( ...

, a natural gas company. 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

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and

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. He is founding board member of

Etihad Airways Etihad Airways is one of the two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates (the other being Emirates). Its head office is in Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, near Zayed International Airport. The airline commenced operations in November 2003, and ...

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. He was the founding chairman of

Aldar Properties Aldar Properties PJSC (Arabic: شركة الدار العقارية ''Sharikah al-Dār al-`Iqāriyyah'') is a real estate development company owned by the Abu Dhabi government and with headquarters in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The compan ...

when it launched in 2004 and remained in the role until April 2011. He was founding chairman of

Masdar Masdar (Arabic: مصدر‎), also known as the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, is an Emirati state-owned renewable energy company. It was founded and chaired by Sultan Al Jaber in 2006 as a subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company. The compan ...

, a renewable energy company based in Abu Dhabi. 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; deputy chairman of the Emirates Nature-WWF; board member of Etihad Aviation Group; board member of Abu Dhabi Development Fund; and chairman of Al Jazira Investment Company. Former board positions include deputy chairman of

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; founding chairman of

; founding board member of

Mubadala Development Company Mubadala Investment Company PJSC (), or simply Mubadala, is a state-owned global investment firm that acts as one of the sovereign wealth funds of the government of Abu Dhabi. The company was established in 2017 when then-named Mubadala Developme ...

; founding chairman of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar); founding board member and managing director of

Emirates Foundation Emirates Foundation is a philanthropic foundation, charity set up by the Government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Emirates Foundation (EF) was launched in April 2005 as an initiative from General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown prince, ...

; 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 Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) was a statutory body in the United Arab Emirates established in 2004 under the Government of Abu Dhabi’s economic diversification strategy.

; board member of

Abu Dhabi Education Council The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) (), is the educational authority for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the largest emirate of the United Arab Emirates and the home of the country's capital city. The department was initially es ...

; and board member of

Abu Dhabi Media Abu Dhabi Media Network (ADMN; ) is the official media organization of the Government of Abu Dhabi. The organization was established in 1999. The company manages over 20 brands in two categories. ADM brands include Abu Dhabi TV, Al Emarat TV, A ...

Honours and awards

*ABANA 2017 Achievement Award *London Institute of Banking & Finance (LIBF), Honorary master's degree Award

References

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