About the Ambassador

Personal Information: Name: H.E. Sultan Ali Sultan Rashid ALHARBI Date of Birth: 13/02/1975. Place of Birth: Abu Dhabi -The United Arab Emirates. Social Status: Married. Number of Children: 4 Languages: Arabic –English. Academic Background • 1998: Bachelor degree in political sciences from the University of Utah, The United States of America. • 2020: Master in Leadership from Guelph University, Canada. Professional Experiences Last Post: • General Consul of The United Arab Emirates in Toronto – Canada. Diplomatic career: • Entry into The Diplomatic and Consular Services on 28/08/1999 as Diplomatic Attaché. • Assigned to The Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council Direction on 12/10/1999. • Transferred to The Embassy of The United Arab Emirates in Cairo - Egypt, on 06/11/2000. • Promoted to Third Secretary on 28/08/2001. • Transferred to The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 17/01/2004. • Transferred to The Embassy of The United Arab Emirates in Canberra, Australia on 12/02/2004 where he was in charge of finances and communication of the cultural section. • Promoted to Second Secretary on 28/04/2004. • Transferred to The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 29/12/2005. • Assigned to The Department of European, American and Oceanic Affairs of The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on 23/11/2006. • Assigned to The European Affairs Department, on 09/24/2009. • Exceptionally promoted to Counselor on 19/09/2010. • Deputy Director of The European Affairs Department on 12/13/2010. • Appointed to the position of Consul General of The United Arab Emirates in Barcelona, Spain, where he was entrusted with establishing the Diplomatic Representation. • Transferred to The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 23/01/2015. • Appointed to the post of Consul General of the United Arab Emirates in Toronto –Canada, where he was entrusted with establishing the Diplomatic Representation. • Presented his credentials as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of The United Arab Emirates to The Republic of Senegal, on October 08, 2020.