Hamad Obaid Alzaabi has completed his term as the UAE Ambassador to Pakistan.
To commemorate this, Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari met with the departing ambassador in Islamabad, wishing him success in his future pursuits.
“Asif Ali Zardari, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, welcomed Hamad Obaid Alzaabi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, in Islamabad at Aiwan-e-Sadr to bid him farewell as he concluded his tenure in Pakistan, and wished him well in his future endeavors,” stated the UAE Embassy in Islamabad in a post on X.
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The embassy also shared a photo of the two dignitaries during the farewell meeting. See it here:
H.E. Asif Ali Zardari, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, met with H.E. Hamad Obaid Alzaabi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates in Islamabad, at Aiwan-e-Sadr to say goodbye at the end of his tenure in Pakistan, and wished him all the best for his future… pic.twitter.com/G8FM8TmAd2
— UAE Embassy PK (@uaeembassyisb) August 19, 2025
Ambassador Alzaabi officially began his role in Pakistan on September 19, 2017.
He started his diplomatic career in 2004 as an Attaché with the UAE’s Diplomatic and Consular Corps, later serving at the UAE Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York.
During his tenure in Pakistan, the bilateral relations between the two countries significantly strengthened across diverse sectors, such as economic, cultural, social, diplomatic, and political areas.
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, “The UAE is one of the largest investors in Pakistan, and bilateral trade has consistently grown over the years, with people-to-people connections also continuously enhancing.”
