A message from HE Ambassador Mansoor Abulhoul
The UK and UAE have long shared a friendship and commitment to partnership. Our economic cooperation, which is furthered by the efforts of the UK-UAE Business Council, continues to go from strength to strength – fostered by shared values, history and development.
In 2024 our nations exceeded the target we set several years ago of £25 billion in bilateral trade. The UAE is one of the UK’s most important trading partners in the region and fastest growing markets for UK exports. Our economic opportunities are expanding, with new partnerships and growth in the fields of energy, health, education, space, tourism and technology, to name a few.
With more than 5,000 British businesses operating in the UAE and recent changes to foreign ownership laws, our ties will only continue to grow in the coming years – making the work of the UAE-UK Business Council more crucial than ever before. I look forward to our continued collaboration to deliver greater trade, investment and innovation.
Ambassador Mansoor Abulhoul
Ambassador Mansoor Abulhoul is the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) Ambassador to the UK, having been appointed to the post in June 2019. During his tenure, the UAE signed the Abraham Accords with Israel, began operations of their first Nuclear Energy Plant (Barakah), launched the Hope Probe to Mars and provided Covid-19 humanitarian assistance to over a third of the world’s countries. Ambassador Abulhoul aims to enhance bilateral relations with the UK, particularly following its exit from the European Union.
While serving as Ambassador, he developed a personal ‘cycle diplomacy’ programme. The Ambassador is cycling from John o’ Groats to Land’s End, using his passion for cycling to foster cultural understanding on a cross-country tour of the UK. The cycle tour will also raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Ambassador Abulhoul brings experience in business and international relations to his post, as well as a history of engagement across the UAE and UK. He attended schools in the UAE and Scotland, later studying at Leeds University. After graduating, he spent three years working in finance in both Dubai and London before managing his family’s UAE-based business.
The Ambassador and his wife met through their mutual interest in horseracing, and the couple have a young son and daughter. With both British and Emirati parents, Ambassador Abulhoul is part of a family with deep connections in both the UK and UAE.
Follow HE Ambassador Mansoor Abulhoul on the UAE Government’s official Twitter account @UAEEmbassyUK and on his personal account @MansoorAbulhoul.
