Omar Saif Ghobash | |
|---|---|
| عمر سيف غباش | |
 Omar Saif Ghobash with Dmitry Medvedev | |
| United Arab Emirates Ambassador to France | |
| In office 24 November 2017 – 2018 | |
| President | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Preceded by | Maadhad Hareb Al Khayeli |
| United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Russia | |
| In office 27 February 2009 – November 2017 | |
| President | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 June 1971 Ras Al Kaimah, Trucial States |
| Spouse | Fatima Ghobash |
| Children | Saif, Abdullah |
| Parent | Saif Ghobash |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford (BA) |
Omar Saif Ghobash (Arabic: عمر سيف غباش; born 4 June 1971)[1] is the Assistant Minister for Culture and Public Diplomacy in the UAE and an author.[2] He was appointed ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to France on 24 November 2017, having previously served as UAE ambassador to Russia from 2009 to 2017.[3] Ghobash authored the book, Letters to a Young Muslim, which was written as a series of letters to his eldest son about what it means to be Muslim in the 21st century.[4]
- ^ "New envoys urged to lift UAE's stature". Gulf News. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "Noura Al Kaabi and Omar Saif Ghobash assume new roles at Expo 2020 Dubai". www.gulftoday.ae. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "UAE Russia ambassador meets President Medvedev". Emirates Business 24/7. 28 February 2009. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ^ Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem (11 January 2017). "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Two Books About Muslim Identity". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 24 January 2017.