The Ambassador

H.E. Abdalla Hassan Obaid Hassan Alshamsi Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

H.E. Abdalla Hassan Obaid Hassan Alshamsi serves as Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. His diplomatic and consular career includes appointments at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UAE missions abroad. The Embassy reported that he presented a copy of his credentials to Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 3, 2026.

Before his appointment to Ethiopia, H.E. Alshamsi served as UAE Ambassador to the Republic of Uganda and Consul General in Milan. He also served as a counselor at the UAE Embassy in the Republic of Tunisia and a second secretary at the UAE Embassy in the French Republic.

H.E. Alshamsi holds a master’s degree in social sciences and a bachelor’s degree in political philosophy from the University of Paris 8.