{"id":91233,"date":"2026-10-20T12:09:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T12:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/lists\/?page_id=91233"},"modified":"2026-10-20T12:09:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T12:09:55","slug":"thani-bin-ahmed-al-zeyoudi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/lists\/sustainability-leaders-in-government-2026\/thani-bin-ahmed-al-zeyoudi\/","title":{"rendered":"Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container white-container max-width-1100 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% 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(max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-2{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4 properties_title\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: red;\">\u2022<\/span> Minister of Foreign Trade<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n  .properties_title {\n    color: black;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    font-size: 20px;\n    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In 2025, he signed a UAE\u2013Ireland agreement to explore cooperation in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and the green economy. In September 2026, he co-chaired the UAE\u2013Germany Joint Economic Committee, which agreed to deepen cooperation in renewable energy, alongside other sectors. 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