Ambassador of the UAE to the Republic of India since September 2022. Former Assistant Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs (ETA), he was previously Director of the ETA Department and Director of Policy Planning Department (PPD) from December 2016 to February 2019. Alshaali joined the Ministry in March 2013 as an Economist in the Office of the Foreign Minister, before being appointed as the Head of Research and Content Management in November 2014. In November 2015, he was assigned as Deputy Director of PPD. Before joining the Ministry, Alshaali worked at Emirates. His current board memberships include the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA) Board of Trustees. His previous board memberships included the Zayed Unviersity (ZU) Council and the National Media Council. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Australian National University and a Master’s in Business Management from Paris Sorbonne University. He also holds a Master’s of Business Administration from Murdoch University and a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the American University of Sharjah. He has won several awards, including the Foreign Minister’s Medal for the Distinguished Leader as Assistant Minister, the Foreign Minister’s Medal for the Distinguished Director, the Foreign Minister’s Award for the Distinguished Employee, and the Knowledge Day Award by the Crown Prince of Ajman.
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