Nasser Ahmad Khalifa al-Suwaidi

Company: Union Railway
Position: Chairman

Biography: Nasser Ahmad Khalifa al-Suwaidi was appointed chairman of Union Railway’s board in May. He succeeded his predecessor Hussein Jasem al-Nowais.

Al-Suwaidi has played a key role along with other top government officials in developing, restructuring and diversifying the economy of the UAE and Abu Dhabi in particular.

Al-Suwaidi is the chairman of the National Bank of Abu Dhabi since early 2009 and the chairman of the Department for Economic Development (DED). Previously, Al-Suwaidi worked for Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.

Despite his busy schedule, he is also a member of the board of Mubadala Development Company and International Petroleum Investment Company.

He graduated from California State Polytechnic University in the US with a degree in economics.

Contact: (+971) 2 672 7200
Company website:www.unionrailway.com