Hamad Abdul Rahman Al Madfa
Hamad Abdul Rahman Al Madfa served as chargé d'affaires in Washington, ambassador to Iraq from 1975 to 1977, and ambassador to the United States and Mexico from 1977 to 1979. His education included postgraduate study in political science at Johns Hopkins. 1
He became health minister in 1979, later held the education portfolio, and returned to the health ministry in the 1990s. His environmental responsibilities also took him back into international diplomacy: the Kyoto climate conference programme for 9 December 1997 listed him as health minister and chairman of the Federal Environmental Agency. 2, 3
In December 2011, a presidential decree appointed Al Madfa secretary general for Supreme Council affairs in the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, with ministerial rank. 2
Washington Appointments
- UAE — Chargé d’affaires, 1974
Sources
- UAE cabinet reshuffle: biographical notes
04ABUDHABI3955, health minister paragraph
- Decree appointing Hamad Al Madfa secretary general for Supreme Council affairs
Arabic appointment report and career note
- COP3 daily programme, 9 December 1997
PDF p.3, ministerial speakers list
- US Department of State: Diplomatic Representation for United Arab Emirates
Full indexed roster retrieved; the direct archival endpoint reports technical difficulties. Appointment and credential dates kept distinct; no inferred departure dates.
- UAE Embassy: bilateral historical timeline
Embassy established in 1974; bilateral nuclear cooperation and background events.
Biography checked 2026-10-28.
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