Sheikh Nasser bin Abdullah Al-Zaabi completed his university education in his country, then joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1972 where he was appointed as Attaché in the Ministry, then as Chargé d’ Affaires at his country’s embassy in Libya, and then Ambassador at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He participated in several meetings and conferences of foreign ministers of Islamic countries and heads of Islamic countries. He has a long track record in charitable work and religious advocacy. Since 1981 he has been Chairman of the Permanent Council of the Islamic Solidarity Fund (ISF), a subsidiary institution of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Islamic University in Niger since 1992, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Islamic University in Uganda since 1997. He is also a member of a number of Islamic councils, entities and centers.
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