Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi

Summary

His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi is Minister of Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Foreign Trade.

Current positions

• Chairman of the Board— Emirates Drug Establishment since 2023
• Minister of State for Foreign Trade— Ministry of Economy since 2020
• Chairman of the Executive Committee— Industry Development Council
• Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors— Etihad Credit Insurance
• GovernmentMember of the Board of Trustees— Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy
• Member of the Supreme Committee— 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28)
• Minister in Charge of Talent Attraction and Retention— UAE Government
• GovernmentMinister of Foreign Trade— Ministry of Foreign Trade
• Vice Chairman— Industry Development Council

Career

1. 2024 – 2024
   Chair of the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13)

   World Trade Organization
2. 2016 – 2020
   Government Minister of Climate Change and Environment

   Ministry of Climate Change and Environment

Education

1. PhD in Strategy, Programme & Project Management

   SKEMA Business School
2. MSc in Project Management

   British University in Dubai
3. Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA)

   New York Institute of Technology
4. Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering

   University of Tulsa

Honours

• World Economic Forum Young Global Leader2020
• Award for Excellence from the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf2015
• Sheikh Rashid Award for Scientific Excellence