Dr. Hissa Abdulla Ahmed Al-Otaiba
Hissa Abdulla Ahmed Al-Otaiba
Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Netherlands
PresidentSheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Personal details
SpouseAbdulaziz Nasser Al Shamsi

Hissa Abdulla Ahmed Al-Otaiba is a diplomat from the United Arab Emirates who serves as ambassador to Switzerland since June 2022,[1] having previously held this position in the Netherlands.[2] As of 2012 she was Ambassador to the Holy See. Al-Otaiba was born in Abu Dhabi and has lived in Egypt, North Africa, Europe, South America, and North America. Al Otaiba's husband, Abdulaziz Al Shamsi, serves as the UAE Ambassador to Italy. Her relative, ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba, serves as the UAE Ambassador to the United States.

She earned her PhD in Business Administration from Lausanne Business School, a master's degree in Computer Administration from Webster University and a bachelor's degree in Commerce and Business Administration from Cairo University.[2]

Career

Al-Otaiba was one of the first women ambassadors of the UAE when she was appointed Ambassador to Spain in 2008, a position she continues to hold.[3] As the first UAE Ambassador to the Holy See, Al-Otaiba presented her credentials to Pope Benedict XVI on May 20, 2010.

She is a member of the International Forum for Women at the United Nations.

References

  1. ↑ Ambassadors newly accredited to Switzerland present credentials (Press release, 28.06.2022)
  2. 1 2 "Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Her Excellency Dr. Hissa Abdullah Ahmed Al Otaiba". UAE Embassy in The Hague. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ↑ International affairs, Dec 27, 2008
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