About the Ambassador

• Name: HE Dr. Matar Hamed Hlais Matar Al Neyadi • Date of birth: 10/11/1967 • Place of birth: Al Ain • Academic qualification: PhD in public international law - University of Edinburgh - United Kingdom - 1997 • Languages: Arabic, English Practical experiences: • Rapporteur of the Permanent Borders Committee from 2005 to 2009. • General Secretary of the Borders Affairs from 2009 to 2011. • Chairman of the Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) from 2014 to 2017. • Board Member of the Arab Petroleum Investment Corporation (APICORP) from 2012 to May 2020. • Advisory Board Member of the College of Sharia and Law at the United Arab Emirates University from 2016 to December 2020. • Vice President of the World Energy Council for the Middle East and Gulf States from November 2015 to October 2017. • Undersecretary of the Ministry of Energy and Industry from 2012 to May 2020. • His last position: Undersecretary of the Ministry of Energy and Industry.