Dr Sultan Al Jaber

Dr Sultan Al Jaber is the group CEO and MD of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), where he has led a sweeping transformation since 2016. Under his direction, ADNOC has strengthened its commercial resilience, opened to global capital markets, completed its first IPO, and attracted strategic investments across its value chain. Central to his leadership is the ADNOC 2030 strategy, which drives a more profitable upstream, more valuable downstream, and sustainable gas operations — all supported by digital innovation, including AI and big data.

Beyond ADNOC, he chairs Masdar, the UAE’s flagship renewable energy company he helped launch in 2006, guiding it from an Abu Dhabi initiative into a global clean energy player with projects in over 40 countries. He heads the board of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), one of the world’s largest aluminium producers, supporting industrial exports and value-added manufacturing. He is also the executive chairman of XRG  and chairs Emirates Development Bank, which provides financial services for the sustainable economic and social development of the UAE.

As president of COP28 UAE, Dr Al Jaber led the global climate summit held in Dubai in 2023, which concluded with a landmark agreement to transition away from fossil fuels. His dual expertise in energy and climate positioned him uniquely to forge consensus between developed and emerging economies on emissions, climate finance, and adaptation. He has held various advisory roles and board memberships, including the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), and continues to champion innovation, education, and sustainability.

Dr Al Jaber’s contributions have earned international recognition, including the UN Champion of the Earth Award (2012), CBE from the late Queen Elizabeth II (2013), a lifetime achievement award from India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2019), and Energy Executive of the Year by Energy Intelligence (2021).

Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber is also a member of the UAE Federal Cabinet, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT), and the UAE’s special envoy for climate. As part of  MoIAT, Dr Al Jaber oversees efforts to further expand the industrial development of the UAE, and in particular promote in country value, leveraging technology as a key enabler, as the UAE enters the Fourth Industrial Age. Combining public sector vision and private sector execution, he exemplifies the modern energy leader: focused on commercial growth, climate action, and long-term resilience.