The Middle East’s
1. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi
• Minister of State for Foreign Trade
Country: U.A.E.
Al Zeyoudi was appointed to his current role in July 2020 where he oversees the development of non-oil foreign trade and global trade partnerships. He is at the forefront of the U.A.E.’s economic diversification and enhancing climate investments through economic agreements with nations, most recently Australia, Chile, and India. In the first half of 2024, the U.A.E.’s non-oil trade reached $379.8 billion, an 11.2% increase compared to H1 2023. Al Zeyoudi was previously the U.A.E.’s Minister of Climate Change and Environment from 2016 to 2020. He also held roles at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Masdar.