Abdulla Bin Mohamed Bin Butti Al Hamed

Abdulla bin Mohamed bin Butti Al Hamed (Arabic: عبدالله بن محمد بن بطي آل حامد; born 23 February 1973) is an Emirati politician and sheikh who has been the head of the National Media Office with the rank of minister since January 2024.[1] He was previously the chair of the Department of Health in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and a member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council.[4]

Abdulla bin Mohamed
bin Butti Al Hamed
عبدالله بن محمد بن بطي آل حامد
Born (1973-02-23) 23 February 1973 (age 51)
TitleSheikh[1][2][3]

Education

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Al Hamed has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Marylhurst College. He obtained a Master's degree in Business Administration from New York Institute of Technology, Abu Dhabi campus.[4]

Career

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Al Hamed began his career as a government employee at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (1997–2000). He worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Managing Director of the European Affairs Department (2011–2012),[4] and then as an undersecretary (2012–2014).[5][6][7]

Al Hamed was the chairman of the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority from 2015 to 2016.[2][8]

In 2016, Al Hamed was appointed to the Abu Dhabi Executive Council.[3][9][10]

Between 2016 and 2017, he was Chairman of Energy Authority in Abu Dhabi,[11][12] and Chairman of Regulation and Supervision Bureau[11][13][9] and a member of the Abu Dhabi Supreme Petroleum Council.[9]

Al Hamed has also been the chairman of the Department of Health in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ a b "رئيس الدولة يصدر مرسوماً اتحادياً بتعيين عبدالله آل حامد رئيساً للمكتب الوطني للإعلام" [The President of the State issues a federal decree appointing Abdullah Al Hamed as head of the National Information Office] (in Arabic). Emarat Al Youm. 16 January 2024. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Members of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council - profiles". The National (Abu Dhabi). 14 February 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2019. Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Hamed, who serves as chairman of the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority, was appointed head of the Energy Authority.
  3. ^ a b "Sheikh Khalifa announces Abu Dhabi Executive Council reshuffle". The National (Abu Dhabi). 21 January 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "H.E. Sheikh Abdulla Bin Mohamed Bin Butti Al Hamed". abdulla-bin-mohamed-alhamed.bio. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  5. ^ "UAE ministry reiterates call for Emiratis to avoid travel to Lebanon". The National (Abu Dhabi). 15 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Qatari embassies hold National Day reception". Gulf Times. 25 December 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Foreign Ministry of Emarat discusses cooperation with Germany". Arabstoday. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Saif bin Zayed Witnesses the Signing of an MoU between ADP and ADWEA". Abu Dhabi Police Force. 5 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA)
  9. ^ a b c "Mohamed bin Zayed chairs first SPC meeting of 2016, inaugurates new ADNOC HQ". The United Arab Emirates: The Cabinet. 2016. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2024. The other SPC members attending the meeting, at ADNOC's new headquarters, were (...) Abdulla bin Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Energy Authority and member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council
  10. ^ Caline Malek (15 February 2016). "Sheikh Khalifa adds four new faces to Abu Dhabi Executive Council". The National (Abu Dhabi). Retrieved 3 May 2024. New faces on the council include (...) Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Hamed, Chairman of the Energy Authority.
  11. ^ a b "Abu Dhabi Energy Authority Chairman attends Singapore International Energy Week". Emirates News Agency-WAM. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  12. ^ "ADSSC attends International Water Summit 2017". Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  13. ^ "UAE State of Energy Report 2017". Issuu. United Arab Emirates Ministry of Energy. 19 June 2017. p. 180. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  14. ^ Shireena Al Nowais (10 May 2018). "Dh30 million pledged to support health-care patents in UAE". The National (Abu Dhabi). Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Abdulla Al Hamed inaugurates 1st Gulf International Conference of Obstetrics & Gynaecology". Emirates News Agency-WAM. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.