Zaki Nusseibeh
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Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh | |
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| زكي انور نسيبة | |
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| Minister of State | |
| In office October 2017 – February 2021 | |
| President | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Prime Minister | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
| Nationality | Emirati |
| Children | Lana Nusseibeh Dyala Nusseibeh Anwar Nusseibeh |
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| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh is the Cultural Adviser to the President of the UAE and the Chancellor of UAE University.[1][2] He has been active in government service in the United Arab Emirates since its formation in 1971, and with the Government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi since 1968. ,
Prior to his current role, Nusseibeh served as Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (2017-2021), where he contributed to the establishment and management of the Office of Public and Cultural Diplomacy, as a coordinating body committed to international cooperation through cross-cultural dialogue and exchange through the promotion of UAE arts and culture abroad.[3] He previously served as Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Cultural Adviser at the UAE Presidential Court, later Ministry of Presidential Affairs.[4][5]
From the late 1960s, he acted as the personal interpreter and adviser to the founder of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.[6] He then acted in the same role with his successor UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.[4]
Early life
Nusseibeh was born in Jerusalem and educated at St. George's School and completed his secondary education at Rugby School, Warwickshire, UK.[7] He obtained a master's degree in Economics and Politics from the University of Cambridge.[8] He moved to Abu Dhabi where he worked as a reporter.[7]
Government career
Nusseibeh worked for the Abu Dhabi government in the Civil Service Authority, the Department of Information as Director of Research and Documentation and Director of Information in the Federal Ministry of Information.[7]
He was appointed Minister of State in the United Arab Emirates in 2017.[8]
External links
References
- ^ "H.E Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh". United Arab Emirates University. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Members Of The Cabinet". UAE Cabinet. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Zaki Nusseibeh is appointed as Supreme President of the UAE University". Office of Public and Cultural Diplomacy. October 15, 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "وزير دولة". MOFAIC. Archived from the original on 2020-12-04.
- ^ "Open Minds Talk with His Excellency Zaki Nusseibeh". Cranleigh Abu Dhabi. April 14, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Worth, Robert F. (January 9, 2020). "Mohammed bin Zayed's Dark Vision of the Middle East's Future". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c Shainin, Jonathan. "Zaki Nusseibeh: Before and after". Bidoun. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
- ^ a b "Members Of The Cabinet". uaecabinet.ae. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
- Living people
- Nusaybah clan
- Palestinian journalists
- Palestinian emigrants to the United Arab Emirates
- People from Abu Dhabi
- Naturalized citizens of the United Arab Emirates
- People from Jerusalem
- Recipients of the Grand Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
- Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1946 births
- Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge