Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber

Summary

His Excellency Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber is the Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology in the United Arab Emirates.

Current positions

• President— 28th Session of the UN Climate Change Conference since 2023
• Board Member— Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs in Abu Dhabi since 2020
• Chairman— Emirates Development Bank since 2020
• GovernmentMinister of Industry and Advanced Technology— Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology since 2020
• Special Envoy for Climate Change— United Arab Emirates since 2020
• Chief Executive Officer— Abu Dhabi National Oil Company since 2016
• Managing Director— Abu Dhabi National Oil Company since 2016
• Chairman— Masdar since 2014
• Member— UN Secretary-General's High-Level Group on Sustainable Energy for All since 2011
• Member— UN Secretary-General's Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change since 2009
• CEO of the Energy Platform— Mubadala Investment Company

Career

1. 2016 – 2020
   Chairman

   National Media Council
2. 2013 – 2020
   Minister of State

   UAE Federal Cabinet
3. 2010 – 2016
   Special Envoy for Climate Change

   United Arab Emirates
4. 2009 – 2019
   Company Chairman

   Abu Dhabi Ports Company
5. 2006 – 2014
   Chief Executive Officer

   Masdar

Education

1. 1997
   Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

   University of Southern California
2. Master of Business Administration

   California State University at Los Angeles
3. PhD in Business and Economics

   Coventry University

Honours

• ICIS CEO of the Year Award2025
• Order of the Union2024
• Energy Executive of the Year by Energy Intelligence2021
• Lifetime Achievement Award from Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi2019
• Commander of the Order of the British Empire2013
• United Nations Champion of the Earth Award2012

Early life and background

He was born on 31 August 1973 in Umm Al Quwain.