Major Ali Saqr Sultan Al Suweidi founded Emirates Marine Environmental Group in 1996 and is currently the CEO of the non-profit organization as well as the Secretary of the Board of Directors at Emirates Nature-WWF. Born in 1957, Major Ali Al Suweidi has been passionate about the ocean and all that it encompasses since the age of 5. Today, he is in charge of protecting a 2,000-hectare area comprising of coral reefs, mangroves, seagrass beds and the last natural beach in Dubai.