The Ambassador

H.E. Abdulla Matar Khamis Al Mazrouei Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Republic of Iraq

H.E. Abdulla Matar Khamis Al Mazrouei serves as Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Republic of Iraq. He brings extensive diplomatic experience spanning several decades, with senior roles across the UAE’s diplomatic missions abroad and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

H.E. Al Mazrouei began his diplomatic career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1987 as a Third Secretary. He subsequently served at the UAE Embassies in London and Damascus before assuming a number of senior positions at the Ministry. From 1997 to 2000, he served as Deputy Director of the Foreign Affairs Department, followed by his appointment as UAE Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan from 2000 to 2002, concurrently serving as Non-Resident Ambassador to Uganda and Tanzania.

From 2002 to 2006, H.E. Al Mazrouei headed the Administrative Affairs Department at the Ministry, before serving as Director of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Arab Gulf States Affairs Department from 2006 to 2008. In 2008, he was appointed UAE Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen, concurrently serving as Non-Resident Ambassador to Eritrea and the Union of the Comoros.

From 2013 to 2017, H.E. Al Mazrouei served as UAE Ambassador to Malaysia and Non-Resident Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam. He subsequently returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he served as Director of the Arab Affairs Department from 2017 until August 2024.

In recognition of his diplomatic service, H.E. Al Mazrouei has received several honors, including the Order of Unity from the Republic of Yemen in 2013, the Order of the Green Crescent from the Union of the Comoros in 2013, and the Order of the Two Niles, First Class, from the Republic of Sudan in 2002.

H.E. Al Mazrouei holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from United Arab Emirates University and a master’s degree in Management from the University of New Hampshire in the United States.