Ministry of Foreign Affairs (United Arab Emirates)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) (Arabic: وزارة الخارجية) is a government ministry in the United Arab Emirates responsible for overseeing the country's diplomatic relations as well as its foreign policy.[1] The ministry is also responsible for maintaining UAE's government offices abroad with diplomatic and consular status.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
وزارة الخارجية
Logo of the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry overview
Formed9 December 1971; 52 years ago (9 December 1971)
JurisdictionFederal government of the United Arab Emirates
HeadquartersKing Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud Street, Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Ministers responsible
Websitemofaic.gov.ae

List

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This is a list of foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates.

No. Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

Term of office Prime Minister(s)
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Ahmed Bin Khalifa Al Suwaidi

أحمد بن خليفة السويدي (1937–)

9 December 1971 20 November 1990 18 years, 346 days Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum

(1971–1979)

Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum

(1979–1990)

2   Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi

راشد عبدالله النعيمي

20 November 1990 4 January 2006 15 years, 45 days Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum

(1990–2006)

4   Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan

عبدالله بن زايد آل نهيان (1972–)

9 February 2006 Incumbent 18 years, 298 days Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

(2006–present)

References

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  1. ^ "Contact us". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Retrieved 2019-08-20. King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud Street,Al Bateen – Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates

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