The Ambassador

Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Republic of India H.E. Abdulla Saif Al Nuaimi

H.E. Abdulla Saif Al Nuaimi serves as Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Republic of India. He brings extensive experience in investment, energy, water, and diplomacy, having held senior leadership positions across these fields. 

H.E. Al Nuaimi began his career at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, where he worked as a senior analyst specializing in the U.S. market from 1992 to 1997. He then joined Abu Dhabi’s Privatization Committee for the Water and Electricity Sector as Director of Independent Water and Power Producers Projects. In 2011, he was appointed Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority. He also served as President of the Canadian Emirati Businessmen Council.

H.E. Al Nuaimi served on the boards of Abu Dhabi Distribution Company, Al Ain Distribution Company, Abu Dhabi Transmission & Dispatch Company, Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Company, Al Wathba Company for Central Services, and Taweelah Asia Power Company. He was also Vice Chairman and CEO of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), and Vice Chairman of First Energy Bank and Abu Dhabi National Takaful Company. He served on the Follow-up Committee of the Initiatives of the UAE President until 2014.

In November 2016, H.E. Al Nuaimi was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the UAE to the Republic of Korea, a position he held until July 2026, before assuming his current post in India. He received the UAE Prime Minister’s Medal for Best Ambassador at the sixth Mohammed bin Rashid Government Excellence Award and the 2014 Power Personality of the Year award. 

H.E. Al Nuaimi completed postgraduate studies in the United States.