Anwar Gargash

Anwar Mohammed Gargash (Arabic: أنور محمد قرقاش‎; born 28 March 1959, in Dubai) is an Emirati politician who is the minister of state for foreign affairs.[1][2]

Anwar Gargash
Anwar Gargash at the ‘London 11’ Friends of Syria Meeting, 15 May 2014
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
17 February 2008
PresidentKhalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime MinisterMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Preceded byMohammed Hussein Al Shaali
Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs
In office
2006 – 20 October 2017
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born (1959-03-28) 28 March 1959
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
NationalityEmirati
Alma materGeorge Washington University
Cambridge University

Education

Gargash received a bachelor's degree in 1981 and a master's degree in 1984 in political science from George Washington University. He then obtained a PhD from King's College of Cambridge University in 1990.[3][4]

Career
Gargash, Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner and head of Israel's National Security Council Meir Ben-Shabbat in Abu Dhabi on 31 August 2020

Gargash started his career as a faculty member at United Arab Emirates University where he served from 1985 to 1995.

From 1995 to 1999 he worked as managing editor at the strategic studies publications of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) and from 1995 to 2006 as chief executive officer of Gargash Enterprise. Between August 2006 and February 2007 Gargash was the chairman of the National Election Committee.[3]

He was appointed minister of state for the federal national council in 2006.[5] In February 2008 Gargash was named minister of state for foreign affairs.[6]

On 13 August 2020 Gargash announced the UAE's agreement to normalize relations with Israel stating that his country wanted to deal with the threats facing the two-state solution, specifically annexation of the Palestinian territories, and urging the Palestinians and Israelis to return to the negotiating table.[7]

Awards

In 2017 Gargash received the distinguished alumni achievement award from George Washington University.[8] He also received Abu Dhabi awards for his services in 2017.[9]

Memberships

From 1994 to 1997, Gargash served as a member of the UAE's Culture and Science Symposium, and as a member of the board of directors of Emirati daily Al Ittihad from 1997 to 1999.

He also served as member of the board of directors of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) from 1997 to 2000 and from 2000 to 2006, he was the chairman of the DCCI's Economic Affair and Commercial Activities Committee and a member of the DCCI's Executive Bureau.From 1999 to 2007 Gargash also served as a member of the Emirates Media Board of Directors.[3]

Gargash serves on the board of trustees of the Dubai School of Government and has served on the board of trustees of the Al Owais Cultural Foundation since 1995. He serves as the foundations chairman.[10][11][12]

He has also served as a member of the Dubai Economic Council since 2003, on the board of trustees of the Emirates National Development Programme since 2005 and as a member of the Ministerial Legislative Committee since 2006. Since 2007 Gargash has served as deputy chairman of the Permanent National Committee for Demographic Structure and as chairman of the UAE's National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking.[13]

Since 2007, he also serves as chairman of the Permanent Committee for Monitoring UAE's Image Abroad and since 2008, as a member of the National Curriculum Development Committee.[3]

Personal life

Gargash is a member of the prominent trading families in Dubai. The Gargash family is part of the minority Huwala in the United Arab Emirates.[14][15]

References
  1. "Gen. Soleimani killing in Iraq: UAE calls for wisdom to avoid confrontation". Gulf News. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. Reuters (8 January 2020). "UAE Says Region Must Pull Back From 'Troubling' Tensions". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. "Biography" (PDF). UN. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  4. "Members of The Cabinet". uaecabinet.ae. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  5. "Cabinet Members". UAE Cabinet. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  6. "H.E Dr. Anwar Mohammed Qargash". UAE Government. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  7. "Further Israeli annexation of Palestinian territories would have eliminated hope for peace: UAE". Al Masdar News. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  8. "Alumni Awards | Alumni Relations | The George Washington University". alumni.gwu.edu. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  9. "H.E. Dr. Anwar Mohammad Gargash". Abu Dhabi Awards. 22 June 2017.
  10. "Dubai School of Government" (PDF).
  11. "Anwar Gargash". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  12. "Dr. Anwar Gargash re-elected as Chairman of Al Owais Cultural Foundation". MoFAIC. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  13. "MoFAIC || News || Dr. Anwar Gargash affirms UAE's commitment to protecting human rights, combatting human trafficking". www.mofa.gov.ae. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  14. John W. Limbert (16 August 2016). "Iranian and Arab in the Gulf: Endangered Language, Windtowers, and Fish Sauce". University of Durham, Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies.
  15. "The untold Iranian story of the UAE". BBC. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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