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Khalifa Ahmad Mubarak ( ar, خليفة أحمد مبارك; 1947–1984) was an Emirati diplomat who was assassinated in Paris on 8 February 1984 while serving as the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to France.


Early life and education

Mubarak was born in 1947. He hailed from a leading merchant family. His father, Sheikh Ahmad bin Abdulaziz, helped the establishment of the UAE's judiciary system and served as the head of the UAE's Sharia Judicial Department. Mubarak obtained a university degree in philosophy and sociology in Beirut, Lebanon.


Career and assassination

Mubarak was promoted to the rank of minister plenipotentiary and became the permanent representative of the UAE to the UNESCO in Paris on 22 November 1973. During his tenure he was vice president of the Institut du Monde Arabe. He was also named as the ambassador to Sudan in 1973. Then he became the ambassador to Syria in 1976. Mubarak was appointed the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to France in 1980. He was shot by a man in front of his residence on Avenue Charles Floquet in Paris on 8 February 1984. He died at Saint Anne's Hospital after the attack. The Arab Revolutionary Brigades assumed the responsibility of the murder arguing that they killed him due to the links of the UAE to American imperialism and its expulsion of
Palestinians Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...
. Atef Abu Bakr, a former member of the Abu Nidal Organization (ANO), claimed in 2015 that Mubarak was murdered by the ANO. Following the assassination of Mubarak the UAE declared a three-day mourning period. Mubarak was succeeded by Ahmad Abdul Rahman Al Jarman as the UAE's ambassador to France.


Personal life and awards

Mubarak was married and had four children, including Razan, Mohammad and Khaldon. Mubarak was a recipient of the French award Legion of Honour.


Legacy

A street in
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. ...
, Khalifa Al Mubarak, was named in memory of him in 2014.


References

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