Jouan Salem Al Dhaheri ( ar, جوعان سالم علي الظاهري ; 1 January 1948 – 27 April 2013) was an Emirati politician. He served as the

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and member of the

Supreme Petroleum Council The Supreme Petroleum Council ( ar, المجلس الأعلى للبترول) is the highest governing body of oil, gas and similar industry-related activities in Abu Dhabi. The Council was formed in 1988. The Council is tasked with supervising al ...

alongside both the

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Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area. ...

and the President of United Arab Emirates. He served on the Board of

Etihad Airways Etihad Airways ( ar, شَرِكَة ٱلْاِتِّحَاد لِلطَّيْرَان, sharikat al-ittiḥād li-ṭ-ṭayarān) is one of two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates (the other being Emirates). Its head office is in Khalifa ...

and

National Bank of Abu Dhabi National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) ( ar, بنك أبوظبي الوطني) was a bank operating in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) until it merged with the First Gulf Bank in December 2016 to form First Abu Dhabi Bank. NBAD was the largest lender b ...

. He was also the bank’s Chairman of the Executive Committee and Member of Risk Management Committee. Al Dhaheri was also a board member, director of the

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority ( ar, جهاز أبوظبي للاستثمار, ADIA) is a sovereign wealth fund owned by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (in the United Arab Emirates) founded for the purpose of investing funds on behalf of the Gover ...

, the largest Middle East

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Career

Al Dhaheri served on several Abu Dhabi entities including the Executive Council, the Supreme Petroleum Council, Abu Dhabi Department of Finance and Abu Dhabi, Department of Municipal Affairs, and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). In March 2006, Al Dhaheri was appointed as the Chairman of Abu Dhabi Municipalities and Agriculture Department by Amiri decree. As one of the oldest and longest serving government officials at the time of his death, Al Dhaheri had held various ministerial and government positions. He was most known for his roles in the

where he served as a Secretary General, as Minister of State, and advisor to Head of State and President Sheikh Khalifa of the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

Death

On 27 of April 2013, Al Dhaheri died at the age of 65. Al Dhaheri was posthumously awarded the Presidential Appreciation Award by

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Khalifa Khalifa or Khalifah (Arabic: خليفة) is a name or title which means "successor", "ruler" or "leader". It most commonly refers to the leader of a Caliphate, but is also used as a title among various Islamic religious groups and others. Khalifa ...

for his contributions and services to the Emirates. In January 2014,

and

INSEAD INSEAD, a contraction of "Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires" () is a non-profit business school that maintains campuses in Europe ( Fontainebleau, France), Asia (Singapore), the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, UAE), and North America (San ...

launched the Jouan Al Dhaheri scholarship in honor of Al Dhaheri's services to the financial and banking sector as well as the development of

economy.

References

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