Gabriel Abed | |
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Nationality | Barbadian |
Education | Queen's College |
Alma mater | University of Ontario Institute of Technology |
Occupation | Public servant |
Employer | Government of Barbados |
Known for | Ambassador 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]
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]
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]
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