Tim Clark

Sir Timothy Charles Clark, known as Tim Clark, is the president of Emirates airline. He was born on 22 November 1949 in Aruba and holds British and Emirati citizenship, the latter acquired in 2021. He was educated at Kent College, Canterbury, and holds an economics degree from the University of London. He joined British Caledonian in 1972, moved to Pakistan International Airlines in 1975 and then to Gulf Air in Bahrain. In 1985 he moved to Dubai and joined Emirates' founding team as head of airline planning, and he became president of Emirates in January 2003. He was also managing director of SriLankan Airlines until 2008, a post tied to Emirates' 1998 purchase of a 40% stake. He announced in December 2019 that he would step down but delayed his retirement because of COVID-19. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 New Year Honours and was named Person of the Year by Aviation Week & Space Technology in 2013. In February 2026 AGBI quoted him saying delivery delays had cost Emirates as much as AED 30 billion a year in passenger revenue. No net worth figure was found.

• 1972 · Joined · British Caledonian
• 1975 · Joined · Pakistan International Airlines, then Gulf Air (Bahrain)
• 1985 · Head of Airline Planning, founding team · Emirates
• 2003 · President (January) · Emirates airline
• Managing Director (until 2008) · SriLankan Airlines

• Kent College, Canterbury
• Economics degree, University of London

• Appointed KBE in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to British prosperity and the aviation industry
• Person of the Year, Aviation Week & Space Technology (2013)
• President of Emirates since January 2003, through its growth to 53.2 million passengers in 2025-26