# Khalifa Ahmad Mubarak

**Khalifa Ahmad Mubarak** (خليفة أحمد بن عبد العزيز المبارك; born 1947) was a [United Arab Emirates](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-arab-emirates) diplomat who served as the UAE's ambassador to Sudan, Syria, and France, and who was assassinated in Paris on 8 February 1984 by the Palestinian Abu Nidal group while serving as ambassador there.

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Khalifa bin Sheikh Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Mubarak; born 1947 in the Emirates<sup>[1](https://pages.dmt.gov.ae/en/founding-uae/Founding-UAE-Listing-Section/Khalifa-Al-Mubarak)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.alqiyady.com/%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85-657572.html)</sup> |
| Education | Philosophy and Sociology, Beirut University; educated in Lebanon<sup>[1](https://pages.dmt.gov.ae/en/founding-uae/Founding-UAE-Listing-Section/Khalifa-Al-Mubarak)</sup> |
| Diplomatic posts | Ambassador to Sudan (1973), Syria (1976), France (1980); UAE permanent delegate to UNESCO in Paris<sup>[1](https://pages.dmt.gov.ae/en/founding-uae/Founding-UAE-Listing-Section/Khalifa-Al-Mubarak)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.alqiyady.com/%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85-657572.html)</sup> |
| Assassination | 8 February 1984, Paris, by the Abu Nidal group, while UAE ambassador<sup>[1](https://pages.dmt.gov.ae/en/founding-uae/Founding-UAE-Listing-Section/Khalifa-Al-Mubarak)</sup> |
| Honor | French Legion of Honor, for his role in founding the Institut du Monde Arabe<sup>[3](https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2015-08-21/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8B%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8B%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1)</sup> |
| Children | Four: Khaldoun, Razan, Mohammed, and Rasha Al Mubarak<sup>[1](https://pages.dmt.gov.ae/en/founding-uae/Founding-UAE-Listing-Section/Khalifa-Al-Mubarak)</sup> |
| Commemoration | A street in Abu Dhabi and the foreign ministry's Diplomatic Club bear his name<sup>[4](https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/MediaHub/News/2019/2015/7/7/070715-mofa)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[5](https://apnews.com/article/1be322938faaa94b68e72d49c2f94185)</sup> |

## Family background

Khalifa Al Mubarak came from a family of prominent public servants in the emirate. His father, Sheikh Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Mubarak, helped establish the judicial system in the [Emirate of Abu Dhabi](https://www.edgepedia.org/emirate-of-abu-dhabi) and served as head of its Sharia courts department; the [Abu Dhabi](https://www.edgepedia.org/abu-dhabi) government's commemorative listing also describes the father as a former head of the Judicial Department in Abu Dhabi<sup>[3](https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2015-08-21/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8B%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8B%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[1](https://pages.dmt.gov.ae/en/founding-uae/Founding-UAE-Listing-Section/Khalifa-Al-Mubarak)</sup>. His grandfather contributed to developing the UAE's education system and founded the country's first school, in the [Emirate of Dubai](https://www.edgepedia.org/emirate-of-dubai)<sup>[3](https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2015-08-21/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8B%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8B%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1)</sup>.

**Diplomatic career.** Al Mubarak studied philosophy and sociology at Beirut University and received his education in Lebanon<sup>[1](https://pages.dmt.gov.ae/en/founding-uae/Founding-UAE-Listing-Section/Khalifa-Al-Mubarak)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2015-08-21/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8B%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8B%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1)</sup>. He was among the youngest ambassadors the UAE appointed<sup>[3](https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2015-08-21/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8B%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8B%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1)</sup>. On 22 November 1973 he was raised to the rank of minister plenipotentiary and became the UAE's permanent delegate to UNESCO in Paris; he then served as ambassador to Sudan in 1973, to Syria in 1976, and to France from 1980<sup>[3](https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2015-08-21/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8B%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8B%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1)</sup>.

In Paris he played a key role in founding the Institut du Monde Arabe (معهد العالم العربي), headquartered in the French capital, and served during his ambassadorship as one of its vice presidents; for this achievement he received the French Legion of Honor<sup>[3](https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2015-08-21/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8B%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8B%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1)</sup>. Emirati coverage credits him with strengthening cultural and diplomatic ties between the UAE and France<sup>[3](https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2015-08-21/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8B%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8B%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1)</sup>.

## Assassination

On 8 February 1984, Al Mubarak was shot dead in Paris. According to the Associated Press account, he was shot on a street outside his residence close to the [Eiffel Tower](https://www.edgepedia.org/eiffel-tower)<sup>[5](https://apnews.com/article/1be322938faaa94b68e72d49c2f94185)</sup>. The Emirati newspaper Al Khaleej described a gunman wearing a protective helmet who drew a pistol and fired at him as he turned to enter his home; the only witness, per the paper, was the ambassador's personal driver<sup>[3](https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2015-08-21/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8B%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8B%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1)</sup>.

The killing was linked to the [Abu Nidal Organization](https://www.edgepedia.org/abu-nidal-organization), which AP describes as a violent group calling for Israel's destruction<sup>[5](https://apnews.com/article/1be322938faaa94b68e72d49c2f94185)</sup>. The Abu Dhabi government's listing states the assassins belonged to the Palestinian Abu Nidal group, and gives his age at death as 36<sup>[1](https://pages.dmt.gov.ae/en/founding-uae/Founding-UAE-Listing-Section/Khalifa-Al-Mubarak)</sup>; Al Khaleej instead gives his age as about 37<sup>[3](https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2015-08-21/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8B%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8B%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1)</sup>. Emirati and Gulf press reported a stated motive: the ambassador had not provided financial support to the [Abu Nidal](https://www.edgepedia.org/abu-nidal) group, unlike other Palestinian groups it had approached, and the group was based in the Iraqi capital at the time<sup>[3](https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2015-08-21/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8B%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8B%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[6](https://www.alqiyady.com/%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85-657572.html)</sup>.

He left four children: Khaldoun Khalifa Al Mubarak, later group chief executive of Mubadala and chairman of Manchester City Football Club; Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, managing director of the Emirates Wildlife Society; Mohammed Al Mubarak; and Rasha Al Mubarak<sup>[1](https://pages.dmt.gov.ae/en/founding-uae/Founding-UAE-Listing-Section/Khalifa-Al-Mubarak)</sup>. Gulf media reported that the young Khaldoon was mentored by the Abu Dhabi royal family after his father's death; Khaldoon was eight years old at the time<sup>[5](https://apnews.com/article/1be322938faaa94b68e72d49c2f94185)</sup>.

## Commemoration

The UAE has honored Al Mubarak in several ways. On 23 February, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ordered that a main street in Abu Dhabi be named after him; the foreign ministry renovated a building on its premises into a Diplomatic Club, opened in 2015 under the patronage of Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, that bears his name<sup>[4](https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/MediaHub/News/2019/2015/7/7/070715-mofa)</sup>. The Associated Press dates the street renaming to 2018<sup>[5](https://apnews.com/article/1be322938faaa94b68e72d49c2f94185)</sup>, while a later profile places the naming of an Abu Dhabi street near the Crown Prince's court in 2014<sup>[6](https://www.alqiyady.com/%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85-657572.html)</sup>. At the club's opening, [Khaldoon Al Mubarak](https://www.edgepedia.org/khaldoon-al-mubarak) said naming a foreign ministry building after his father sent a message that the UAE does not forget citizens who served it with loyalty<sup>[4](https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/MediaHub/News/2019/2015/7/7/070715-mofa)</sup>.

## References

1. [Khalifa Al Mubarak, Department of Municipalities and Transport, Government of Abu Dhabi](https://pages.dmt.gov.ae/en/founding-uae/Founding-UAE-Listing-Section/Khalifa-Al-Mubarak)
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