List of ambassadors of Australia to the United Arab Emirates

Ambassador of Australia to the United Arab Emirates
Incumbent Ridwaan Jadwat since 29 January 2024 (2024-01-29)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style	His Excellency
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence	Abu Dhabi
Nominator	Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer	Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder	Ian Haig (Resident in Saudi Arabia)
Formation	1975
First holder	John Hines (Resident in Abu Dhabi)

The Ambassador of Australia to the United Arab Emirates is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to the United Arab Emirates. The ambassador resides in Abu Dhabi. ^[1] The current ambassador, since January 2024, is Ridwaan Jadwat.

List of Ambassadors

#	Officeholder	Residency	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
1	Ian Haig	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	1975 (1975)	1976 (1976)	0–1 years	[2]
2	Donald Kingsmill		1976 (1976)	1979 (1979)	2–3 years
3	Douglas Sturkey		1979 (1979)	1984 (1984)	4–5 years
4	Alan Brown		1984 (1984)	1988 (1988)	3–4 years
5	Alex McGoldrick		1988 (1988)	1991 (1991)	2–3 years
6	Malcolm Leader		1991 (1991)	1993 (1993)	1–2 years
7	Warwick Weemaes		1993 (1993)	1996 (1996)	2–3 years
8	Philip Knight		1996 (1996)	1998 (1998)	1–2 years
9	George Atkin		1998 (1998)	1999 (1999)	0–1 years	[3]
10	John Hines	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	1999 (1999)	2002 (2002)	2–3 years	[4]
11	Noel Campbell		2002 (2002)	2005 (2005)	2–3 years	[5]
12	Jeremy Bruer		2005 (2005)	2009 (2009)	3–4 years	[6]
13	Doug Trappett		2009 (2009)	2012 (2012)	2–3 years	[7]
14	Pablo Kang		2012 (2012)	2016 (2016)	3–4 years	[8]
15	Arthur Spyrou		2016 (2016)	2019 (2019)	2–3 years	[9] [10]
16	Heidi Venamore		2020 (2020)	2024	4 years	[11] [12] [13]
17	Ridwaan Jadwat		29 January 2024 (2024-01-29)	Incumbent	73 days	[14]

References

1. CA 9391: Australian Embassy, United Arab Emirates [Abu Dhabi], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 26 April 2015
2. "Envoy". The Canberra Times. 30 August 1975. p. 9.
3. Downer, Alexander (23 January 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Saudi Arabia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
4. Downer, Alexander (28 January 1999). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
5. Downer, Alexander (16 May 2002). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
6. Downer, Alexander (2 June 2005). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
7. Smith, Stephen (14 September 2009). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to the UAE" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
8. Rudd, Kevin (7 January 2012). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to the UAE" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015.
9. Bishop, Julie (16 November 2015). "Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.
10. Payne, Marise (2019). "Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry (Question No. 1209)". Hansard: Australian Senate . Parliament of Australia . Retrieved 15 November 2022.
11. "Ambassador to United Arab Emirates". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
12. "Ambassador to United Arab Emirates". Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Women. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
13. "MoFAIC receives copy of credentials of new Australian Ambassador to UAE". Emirates News Agency. WAM/Hatem Mohamed/MOHD AAMIR. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
14. Wong, Penny (12 November 2023). "Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates".