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.
وزارة الخارجية | |
Ministry overview | |
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Formed | 9 December 1971 |
Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United Arab Emirates |
Headquarters | King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud Street, Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Ministers responsible |
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Website | mofaic.gov.ae |
List
editThis is a list of foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates.
No. | Portrait | Name
(Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Prime Minister(s) | ||
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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) (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
edit- ^ "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