Sultan Al Jaber

Sultan Al Jaber
CBE
Sultan Al Jaber CBE
سلطان الجابر
	Al Jaber in 2023
President of COP28
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 12 January 2023
Preceded by	Sameh Shoukry
UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change
Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 July 2020
President	Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime Minister	Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Preceded by	Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum
CEO and Managing Director of ADNOC
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 16 February 2016
Preceded by	Abdullah Al Suwaidi
Minister of State
	In office; 12 March 2013 – 5 July 2020
President	Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime Minister	Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Personal details
Born	Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber; 31 August 1973 (age 51); Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Southern California (BS); Coventry University (PhD); California State University at Los Angeles (MBA)
Website	drsultanaljaber.com

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CBE (Arabic: سلطان أحمد الجابر; born August 31, 1973) is an Emirati politician who is the minister of industry and advanced technology of the United Arab Emirates,^[2] head of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC),^[3] and chairman of Masdar.^[4]

Al Jaber is the UAE's special envoy for climate change,^[5] and the president of the COP28 climate talks. His appointment as head of the COP28 climate talks was strongly criticized by environmentalists due to his track record at ADNOC. As head of ADNOC, Al Jaber has overseen a substantial expansion of gas and oil production at the same time that fossil fuel industries are under pressure to reduce output in order to mitigate climate change.^[6]^[7]

^ Watts, Mark (16 February 2016). "Sultan al-Jaber appointed Adnoc director-general". MEED. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
^ "Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President; Managing Director and Group CEO, ADNOC". Atlantic Council. 9 October 2019.
^ "ADNOC, Petronas sign Abu Dhabi unconventional oil resources deal". Reuters. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
^ Moore, Malcolm (2025). "Adnoc chief Sultan al-Jaber: 'It's time to make energy great again': The oil boss and COP28 president on what the Trump era means for his industry — and being a 'climate realist'". ft.com. London: Financial Times. "It is time to make energy great again"
^ "UAE cabinet approves new cybersecurity body, climate change envoy". Reuters. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Levingston, Ivan; England, Andrew; Sheppard, David (9 August 2023). "Abu Dhabi oil giant builds internal 'investment bank' to chase $50bn in global deals". Financial Times.

[1] Watts, Mark (16 February 2016). "Sultan al-Jaber appointed Adnoc director-general". MEED. Retrieved 3 September 2023.

[2] "Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President; Managing Director and Group CEO, ADNOC". Atlantic Council. 9 October 2019.

[Reuters_2022_k833-3] "ADNOC, Petronas sign Abu Dhabi unconventional oil resources deal". Reuters. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

[ft-4] Moore, Malcolm (2025). "Adnoc chief Sultan al-Jaber: 'It's time to make energy great again': The oil boss and COP28 president on what the Trump era means for his industry — and being a 'climate realist'". ft.com. London: Financial Times. "It is time to make energy great again"

[:22-5] "UAE cabinet approves new cybersecurity body, climate change envoy". Reuters. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

[:3-6] Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[:0-7] Levingston, Ivan; England, Andrew; Sheppard, David (9 August 2023). "Abu Dhabi oil giant builds internal 'investment bank' to chase $50bn in global deals". Financial Times.

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