Khalifa Shaheen Al Merri

Khalifa Shaheen Al Merri currently serves as the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Iran since 1999. Al Merri obtained his Bachelors degree in Business & Economy from Japan in 1981. He also graduated from the United States with a Masters degree in Political Economy in 1985.

Foreign Service

* Director of the GCC department in the Foreign Ministry of UAE (1995-1999).
* UAE ambassador in Damascus (1990-1995).
* Deputy director of the Arab Countries department in the Foreign Ministry of UAE (1986-1990).
* Member in the permanent mission of the UAE in the United Nations in New York (1982-1985).
* Worked at the embassy of UAE in Tokyo (1978-1982).