| Birth Name: | Khalifa Ahmad Abdulaziz Mubarak |
| Birth Date: | 1947 |
| Death Place: | Paris, France |
| Death Cause: | Assassination |
| Nationality: | Emirati |
| Years Active: | 1970s–1984 |
| Children: | 4, including Khaldon |
| Awards: | Legion of Honour |
Khalifa Ahmad Mubarak (Arabic: خليفة أحمد مبارك; 1947–1984) was an Emirati diplomat who was assassinated in Paris on 8 February 1984 while serving as the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to France.
Mubarak was born in 1947. He hailed from a leading merchant family.[1] His father, Sheikh Ahmad bin Abdulaziz, helped the establishment of the UAE's judiciary system and served as the head of the UAE's Sharia Judicial Department.[2]
Mubarak obtained a university degree in philosophy and sociology in Beirut, Lebanon.[2]
Mubarak was promoted to the rank of minister plenipotentiary and became the permanent representative of the UAE to the UNESCO in Paris on 22 November 1973.[2] During his tenure he was vice president of the Institut du Monde Arabe.[2] He was also named as the ambassador to Sudan in 1973.[2] Then he became the ambassador to Syria in 1976.[2]
Mubarak was appointed the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to France in 1980. He was shot by a man in front of his residence on Avenue Charles Floquet in Paris on 8 February 1984.[3] [4] He died at Saint Anne's Hospital after the attack.[5] [6] The Arab Revolutionary Brigades assumed the responsibility of the murder arguing that they killed him due to the links of the UAE to American imperialism and its expulsion of Palestinians.[5] [7] Atef Abu Bakr, a former member of the Abu Nidal Organization (ANO), claimed in 2015 that Mubarak was murdered by the ANO.[8]
Following the assassination of Mubarak the UAE declared a three-day mourning period.[9]
Mubarak was succeeded by Ahmad Abdul Rahman Al Jarman as the UAE's ambassador to France.
Mubarak was married and had four children, including Razan, Mohammad and Khaldon.[10] [4]
Mubarak was a recipient of the French award Legion of Honour.[2]
A street in Abu Dhabi, Khalifa Al Mubarak, was named in memory of him in 2014.[6] [11]