Anwar Mohammed Gargash

Summary

H.E. Dr. Anwar Mohammed Gargash is the Diplomatic Adviser to HH the President of the United Arab Emirates.

Current positions

• Diplomatic Adviser to HH the President of the United Arab Emirates— United Arab Emirates since 2021
• Chairman of the Board of Trustees— Al Owais Cultural Foundation
• GovernmentDeputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees— Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy

Career

1. 2008 – 2021
   Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

   United Arab Emirates
2. 2006 – 2016
   Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs

   United Arab Emirates
3. 2005 – 2016
   Chairman

   National Elections Committee
4. 1999 – 2007
   Member of the Board of Directors

   Emirates Media Corporation
5. 1997 – 2006
   Member of the Board of Directors

   Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry
6. 1997 – 1999
   Member of the Board of Directors

   Al-Ittihad Newspaper
7. 1995 – 2006
   Chief Executive Officer

   Gargash Enterprise
8. 1995 – 1999
   Managing Editor at Strategic Studies Publications

   Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research
9. 1990 – 1995
   Government Professor of Political Science

   United Arab Emirates University
10. 1985 – 1989
    Government Assistant Professor at the College of Political Science

    United Arab Emirates University
11. Chairman

    National Human Rights Committee
12. Chairman

    National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking

Education

1. 1990
   Doctorate in Political Science

   King's College, University of Cambridge
2. 1984
   Master's degree in Political Science

   George Washington University
3. 1981
   Bachelor's degree in Political Science

   George Washington University

Honours

• Order of the Union2021
• Abu Dhabi Award / Abu Dhabi Medal2017
• Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from George Washington University2017
• Mohammed bin Rashid Sash

Early life and background

He was born on 28 March 1959 in Dubai.