Speaker
Abdulla Saif AL NUAIMI

Biography

H.E. Abdulla Saif Al Nuaimi started his career in 1992 with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). In 1997, he was seconded to the Abu Dhabi Privatization Committee for the Water & Electricity Sector. In 2011, he was appointed as Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA). He served as Chairman of the Board for Abu Dhabi Distribution Company and Al Ain Distribution Company; the Abu Dhabi Transmission & Dispatch Company (TRANSCO); Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Company (ADWEC); Al Wathba Company for Central Services; and Taweelah Asia Power Company (TAPCO). In addition, he was also Vice Chairman for the First Energy Bank; Abu Dhabi National Takaful Co. for insurance and as Vice Chairman & CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, TAQA. He is a board member of a number of other public and private enterprises. He was a member of the Follow-up Committee of the Initiatives of UAE President until 2014 and President of the Canadian Emirati Businessmen Council. His career success was acknowledged with a number of prestigious awards.
Al Nuaimi was awarded the UAE Prime Minister\'s Medal for the Best Ambassador within the sixth edition of the Mohammed bin Rashid Government Excellence Award ( March, 2022). From November, 2016 till present, Al Nuaimi assumes the duty as the UAE Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Korea.