Ahmed Alattar (Arabic: أحمد العطار, 8 February 1986) is an Emirati diplomat and who has served as the current United Arab Emirates ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany since 24 October 2022.[1][2][3]
Ahmed Waheeb Maaz Ahmed Alattar | |
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 Alattar in 2022 | |
| UAE Ambassador to Germany | |
| Assumed office 24 October 2022 | |
| President | Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Preceded by | Hafsa Al Ulama, Ali Al Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1986 Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| Website | Embassy of the United Arab Emirates Berlin |
Early life and education
editAhmed Alattar was born in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in 1986.[4] He graduated from Khalifa University with a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Geosciences in 2009, before completing a master's degree in international security from the University College London and an EMBA from the Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires (INSEAD) in France.[4]
Career
editEarly career
editAlattar began his professional career in 2009 at the energy company Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) at its onshore oil Explorations operations unit,[5] before serving in the UAE military in 2012 and deploying to Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) before working for a public foundation and creating various startups in London.[6]
Diplomacy
editAlattar began working at the UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation as an Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2017.[4] From 2018 to 2020, he served as the UAE's Deputy Director for European Affairs and as Chief of Staff to the Foreign Minister from 2020 to 2022.[6]
In October 2022, Alattar presented his credentials as Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Federal Republic of Germany to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.[4][7]
Personal life
editAlattar resides in Berlin, Germany with his wife and two children.[4] He is fluent in five languages, including English, German, Arabic, Italian and Spanish.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Amt, Auswärtiges. "Vertretungen der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate in Deutschland". Auswärtiges Amt (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "Termin: Akkreditierung von Botschafterinnen und Botschaftern". Der Bundespräsident (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "أمام رئيس الدولة.. عدد من السفراء الجدد يؤدون اليمين القانونية". www.mofaic.gov.ae. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ a b c d e "Ambassadors in Germany". diplomatisches-magazin.de. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "Landtag NRW: 1403_BotschafterVAE". www.landtag.nrw.de. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ a b "UAE Embassy Berlin - Official Website". www.uae-embassy.de. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "24 October 2022, Berlin: Ahmed Waheeb Maaz Ahmed Alattar". agefotostock. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "Vereinigte Arabische Emirate". Botschafter in Berlin (in German). 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2023-06-08.