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Gabriel Abed
NationalityBarbadian
EducationQueen's College
Alma materUniversity of Ontario Institute of Technology
OccupationPublic servant
EmployerGovernment of Barbados
Known forAmbassador of Barbados to the United Arab Emirates

Gabriel Abed is a Barbadian diplomat. He is the Ambassador of Barbados to the United Arab Emirates.[1][2][3]

Education

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Gabriel Abed attended Queen's College, a public secondary school in Barbados.[4] He then attended the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (now Ontario Tech University), where he graduated in 2010 with a degree in Information Network Systems.[5][6][7] In 2022, he also received an honorary doctorate degree from the University of the West Indies.[8]

Career

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In March 2021, the Government of Barbados announced that Abed would be serving as Ambassador of Barbados to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). His tenure as Ambassador began in August 2021.[9][10]

Since 2018, Abed has served as a consultant and advisor to the Government of Bermuda.[11][12]

Abed also established Bitt, a technology company[13][14][15] that has worked with companies such as Overstock.com.[16]

As of 2022, Abed is based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[17][18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Prime Minister of Barbados inaugurates embassy in Abu Dhabi". wam. March 28, 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  2. ^ "Barbados is Opening a Diplomatic Embassy in the Metaverse". Bloomberg. 14 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Barbados 22". www.abudhabichamber.ae. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  4. ^ "Abed goes back to his roots, plants twenty new trees | Barbados Advocate". Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  5. ^ "Gabriel Abed". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  6. ^ "The University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, Barbados - Error". Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  7. ^ "Canadian students benefit from internship with Bitt Inc". Barbados Advocate. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2024. Bitt's Founder, Gabriel Abed, is a graduate of UOIT.
  8. ^ "St John and Abed among 16 to receive honorary UWI degrees". www.nationnews.com. September 7, 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  9. ^ "Ambassador Abed starts tenure | Barbados Advocate". Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  10. ^ "MoFAIC receives a copy of credentials of the Ambassador of Barbados to the UAE". www.mofaic.gov.ae. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  11. ^ "Abed To Serve As Digital Asset Consultant". May 2, 2018. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  12. ^ http://curacaochronicle.com/region/bitt-founder-to-advise-bermuda-government-on-digital-currency/
  13. ^ Today, Barbados (August 6, 2021). "Ambassador to UAE looking beyond traditional areas of cooperation". Barbados Today. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  14. ^ "Gabriel Abed: Community, start-ups key to Caribbean leadership in tech | Loop St. Lucia". Loop News. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  15. ^ "Forbes". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  16. ^ "MEGA DEAL | Barbados Advocate". Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  17. ^ "Embassies, High Commissions and Permanent Missions". Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  18. ^ "Embassy of Barbados in Abu Dhabi, UAE". embassies.info. Retrieved 2023-01-12.


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