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| birth_name = Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|08|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Umm Al Quwain]], United Arab Emirates
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| alma_mater = [[University of Southern California]] (BS)<br>[[Coventry University]] (PhD)<br>[[California State University at Los Angeles]] (MBA)
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'''Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber''', {{post-nominals|list=[[Order of British Empire|CBE]]}} ({{langx|ar|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]],<ref>{{cite web|title= Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President; Managing Director and Group CEO, ADNOC |url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/flagship-event/global-energy-forum/h-e-dr-sultan-al-jaber/ |website=Atlantic Council|date=9 October 2019 }}</ref> head of the [[Abu Dhabi National Oil Company]] (ADNOC),<ref name="Reuters 2022 k833">{{cite web | title=ADNOC, Petronas sign Abu Dhabi unconventional oil resources deal | website=Reuters | date=2022-12-06 | url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/adnoc-petronas-sign-agreement-unconventional-oil-resources-abu-dhabi-wam-2022-12-05/ | access-date=2023-08-21}}</ref> and chairman of [[Masdar]].<ref name=ft>{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/1376e4cd-63c8-41f4-91bd-fb3bb2193241|website=ft.com|publisher=[[Financial Times]]|location=London|first=Malcolm|last= Moore|year=2025|title=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’|quote="“It is time to make energy great again”" }}</ref>
Al Jaber is the UAE's special envoy for [[climate change]],<ref name=":22">{{Cite news |date=2020-11-29 |title=UAE cabinet approves new cybersecurity body, climate change envoy |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/emirates-politics-cabinet-idINS8N2GL02G |access-date=2020-12-08}}</ref> 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]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last1=Levingston |first1=Ivan |last2=England |first2=Andrew |last3=Sheppard |first3=David |date=2023-08-09 |title=Abu Dhabi oil giant builds internal 'investment bank' to chase $50bn in global deals |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/f9f2676b-db78-4e7c-88d6-22e32c849687}}</ref>
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==Early life and education==
A native of the UAE, Al Jaber was born on 31 August 1973 in [[Umm Al Quwain]], UAE.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rathi|first=Akshat|title=A Kingdom Built on Oil Now Controls the World's Climate Progress|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-04-03/uae-s-top-oil-executive-has-a-plan-to-fix-cop28?leadSource=uverify%20wall|date=4 April 2023|website=Bloomberg}}</ref> He holds a [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] in [[Chemical engineering|Chemical Engineering]] from the [[University of Southern California]], a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in business and economics from [[Coventry University]],<ref name=phd>{{cite thesis|title=An analysis of foreign direct investment in the United Arab Emirates|degree=PhD|year=2007|first=Sultan Ahmed |last=Al-Jaber|oclc= 321081528|publisher=Coventry University|url=https://locate.coventry.ac.uk/permalink/f/gr8698/COV_ALMA2133850230002011|website=coventry.ac.uk}}</ref> and an [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] from the [[California State University at Los Angeles]].<ref name="Rathi 2023 j323">{{cite web | last=Rathi | first=Akshat | title=A Kingdom Built on Oil Now Controls the World's Climate Progress | website=Bloomberg | date=2023-04-03 | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-04-03/uae-s-top-oil-executive-has-a-plan-to-fix-cop28 | access-date=2023-08-24}}</ref> His education in the United States was financed by a scholarship provided by ADNOC.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|last1=Raval|first1=Anjli|last2=Kerr|first2=Simeon|date=2021-01-18|title=Adnoc defies retreat from oil with push to pump up output|work=Financial Times|url=https://www.ft.com/content/b13efad3-f494-46a8-842c-ccf7124ad43d|access-date=2021-10-16}}</ref><ref name=ft/>
==Business career==
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