Al Marri assumed his position as Minister of Economy after a new governmental structure approved in July 2020;[9] Ministry of Economy functions were split, with Ministers Ahmed Belhoul and Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi assuming other responsibilities.[10] In October 2020, he was part of the first UAE delegation to Israel following the 2020 Israel–United Arab Emirates normalization agreement,[11][12][13] a development he championed as “wonderful”.[14] He credited the accords for opening “new avenues for strengthened collaboration and exchange between the UAE and Israel” and a “framework for bilateral trade and economic ties”,[15] including diversifying the UAE’s economy away from oil.[16] As minister, he worked to “digitize” the UAE’s economy to creata new development model through investments in "high tech areas".[17]