The Ambassador

Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire H.E. Ali Yousif Al Nuaimi

H.E. Ali Yousif Al Nuaimi has served as Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire since November 2022. He brings with him extensive diplomatic experience accumulated over more than two decades through a distinguished career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UAE’s diplomatic missions abroad.

His Excellency began his diplomatic career at the GCC Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he served from 2001 to 2002. He subsequently joined the UAE Embassy in the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2002 to 2005, before serving at the UAE Embassy in Moscow from 2005 to 2010.

From 2010 to 2015, H.E. Al Nuaimi served as Deputy Director of the Government Communication Department. He then held the position of Deputy Director of the East Asia and Pacific Affairs Department from 2015 to 2018, before being appointed Political Adviser to the Head of Mission at the UAE Embassy in Manama, where he served from 2018 to 2022.

H.E. Al Nuaimi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the United Arab Emirates University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from UMS University Dubai.