Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi | |
Office: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Primeminister: | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
Predecessor: | Ahmed Bin Khalifa Al Suwaidi |
Successor: | Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
Term Start: | 1990 |
Term End: | 2005 |
Alma Mater: | Cairo University |
Nationality: | Emirati |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi is the former foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates.
Nuaimi is a member of the ruling family of Ajman, Al Nuaimi.[1] He holds a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering, which he received from the University of Cairo in 1967.[2]
Nuaimi started his career at the department of oil and industrial affairs in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.[2] Then he joined the Emirati ministry of foreign affairs and until 1975, he worked there in various capacities.[2] In 1975, he was named as the director of political affairs department at the foreign ministry.[2] In 1976, he became undersecretary for foreign affairs. He served as the minister of state for foreign affairs from 1977 to 1990.[2] Hamdan bin Zayed succeeded him in the post.[1]
In 2018, he received the Order of the Two Niles from Sudan.[3]