Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber
Profile
Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber is an Emirati politician and businessman currently serving as the Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology of the United Arab Emirates. He is also the group CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and chairman of Masdar, a renewable energy company he helped found. Al Jaber previously served as the UAE's special envoy for climate change and presided over the COP28 climate summit in 2023. His career is marked by a dual focus on expanding the UAE's hydrocarbon production and investing in renewable energy and carbon capture technologies, a strategy that has drawn both international investment and criticism from environmental advocates.
Details
- Born
- 1973-08-31 · 52 years old
- Birth place
- Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates
- Education
- University of Southern California (BSc in Chemical Engineering), Coventry University (PhD in business and economics), California State University at Los Angeles (MBA)
- Career
- Engineer at ADNOC, founding CEO of Masdar, chairman of Abu Dhabi Ports, chairman of Abu Dhabi Media, chairman of Sky News Arabia
