Anwar Mohammed Gargash ( ar, أنور محمد قرقاش; born 28 March 1959, in

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

) is an Emirati politician who served as the minister of state for foreign affairs between February 2008 and February 2021. Since February 2021, he serves as a senior diplomatic advisor to the United Arab Emirates President.

Education

Gargash received a bachelor's degree in 1981 and a master's degree in 1984 in political science from

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. He then obtained a PhD from King's College of

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in 1990.

Career

Gargash started his career as a faculty member at

United Arab Emirates University United Arab Emirates University (UAEU; ar, جامعة الإمارات العربية المتحدة) is a public research university located in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. It is the oldest university in the United Arab Emirates. It was esta ...

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. He was appointed minister of state for the federal national council in 2006. In February 2008, Gargash was appointed as minister of state for foreign affairs, and remained in that office until February 2021. 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 The two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict envisions an independent State of Palestine alongside the State of Israel, west of the Jordan River. The boundary between the two states is still subject to dispute and negotiation ...

, specifically

annexation Annexation (Latin ''ad'', to, and ''nexus'', joining), in international law, is the forcible acquisition of one state's territory by another state, usually following military occupation of the territory. It is generally held to be an illegal act ...

of the

Palestinian territories The Palestinian territories are the two regions of the former British Mandate for Palestine that have been militarily occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War of 1967, namely: the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip. The I ...

, and urging the Palestinians and Israelis to return to the negotiating table. Gargash's tenure ended on 10 February 2021 when Shakhbout bin Nahyan was appointed to the post. Immediately following his removal from the office he was made a diplomatic advisor to UAE President Sheikh

Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar,  خليفة بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان‎; 7 September 1948 – 13 May 2022) was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, serving f ...

. In February 2022, Gargash said that the UAE would not "take sides" after Russia invaded Ukraine. Gargash has been involved with the boards of various UAE institutions, such as the UAE's Culture and Science Symposium, '' Al Ittihad'', Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), Emirates Media,

Dubai School of Government The Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, previously known as Dubai School of Government, is a research and teaching institution in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which focuses on public policy in the Arab world. The school was established in ...

, Al Owais Cultural Foundation, Dubai Economic Council, and the Ministerial Legislative Committee.

Personal life

Gargash is a member of the prominent trading families in Dubai which is part of the minority Huwala in the United Arab Emirates. In 2017 Gargash received the distinguished alumni achievement award from

, and the Abu Dhabi awards in 2017.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gargash, Anwar Mohammed 1959 births Alumni of King's College, Cambridge Columbian College of Arts and Sciences alumni Emirati businesspeople Emirati people of Iranian descent Emirati Sunni Muslims Foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates Government ministers of the United Arab Emirates Living people People from Dubai United Arab Emirates University faculty