Saeed Mohammed Al Shamsi

Dr. Saeed Mohammed Al-Shamsi is a lawyer, diplomat, and a former assistant foreign minister for international organizations affairs with the rank of an ambassador. Ambassador Dr. Al Shamsi was UAE's former ambassador to Australia. He's married and has three children.As of 2023, Al-Shamsi is the current UAE ambassador to the Maldives.

Academic Qualifications

Ph.D in International Relations - College of International Services, American University, Washington. M.A. in International Public Policy - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Bachelor in Political Science - Arizona State University, Arizona.

Diplomatic career

Dr. Al Shamsi started his diplomatic career in 1974 and held the following positions:

25/10/1981 - UAE Embassy in Washington, United States. 26/6/1988 - 12/3/1992 Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany. 31/1/1989 – 12/3/1992 Non Resident Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway. 10/2/1989 – 12/3/1992 Non Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Finland. 16/3/1989 – 12/3/1992 Non Resident Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark. 28/4/1989 – 12/3/1992 Non Resident Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden. 25/8/2001 - 30/8 /2004 Ambassador to the Republic of India. 6/12/2004 - Ambassador to the Commonwealth of Australia. 12/07/2005 - Ambassador to New Zealand. 25/3/2019 - ambassador to the Republic of the Maldives.

Attendance in International Conferences Participated in several Regional and International Conferences. Participated in meetings of the 58th Session of UN General Assembly.