DIFC Senior Bodies

Introducing the DIFC Higher Board, the DIFC Authority Board of Directors and the Management Team.

DIFC’s most senior bodies consist of the Higher Board and Board of Directors. Each of them has unique responsibilities to ensure the highest standards of oversight and governance in DIFC.

The Higher Board exercises oversight over all aspects of the Centre’s operations to ensure compliance with international best practice and fulfilment of the Dubai Plan 2021.

The DIFC Authority Board of Directors ensures that all of the Centre's activities, ranging from infrastructure development, financial management and client relations, are structured and implemented in such a

way as to serve the strategic vision of Dubai's leadership.

The DIFC Management team's four-tiered strategy aims to contribute to Dubai’s reputation as a global business hub by maintaining international standards; provide a world-class physical, legal and regulatory infrastructure; ensure the financial sustainability of DIFC and the companies established in the Centre; and support client growth through authority business process streamlining, service improvement, and enhanced management structures.

DIFC Higher Board

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    His Highness Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
    Chairman
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    H.E Essa Kazim
    Governor of DIFC
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    Abdulfattah Sharaf
    Board Member
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    Chief Justice Zaki Azmi
    Board Member
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    Hesham Abdulla Al Qassim
    Board Member
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    Fadel Abdulbaqi Al Ali
    Board Member
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    Arshad Ghafur
    Board Member

DIFC Authority Board Of Directors

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    Essa Kazim
    Chairman
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    Abdulla J M Kalban
    Board Member
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    Hesham Abdulla Al Qassim
    Board Member
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    Salem Al Sharhan
    Board Member
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    Khalfan Belhoul
    Board Member
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    Abdullah Salim Al Turifi Al Shamsi
    Board Member
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    DR. Ahmad Bin Hassan Al Shaikh
    Board Member

DIFC Management Team

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    Arif Amiri
    Chief Executive Officer at DIFC Authority
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    Alya Al Zarouni
    Chief Operating Officer at DIFC Authority
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    Beelall Ramdianee
    Senior Vice President of Internal Audit at DIFC Authority
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    Christian Kunz
    Chief Strategy, Innovation & Ventures Officer at DIFC Authority
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    Jaber Humaid Al Suwaidi
    Senior Vice President & Registrar of Real Property – Regulatory at DIFC Authority
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    Jacques Visser
    Chief Legal Officer at DIFC Authority
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    Khalid Mohamed Al Zarouni
    Senior Vice President & Registrar of Companies – Regulatory at DIFC Authority
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    Madeya Alktebi
    Senior Vice President – Human Resources at DIFC Authority
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    Mahmoud Nsouli
    Senior Vice President - Marketing & Corporate Communications at DIFC Authority
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    Mohammad Yousuf Al Najjar
    Senior Vice President - Development and Projects - Property Development at DIFC Investments Ltd.
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    Saleh Al Akrabi
    Chief Real Estate Officer at DIFC Investments Ltd.
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    Salmaan Jaffery
    Chief Business Development Officer at DIFC Authority
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    Yazan Mohamad Al Nasser
    Chief Financial & Risk Officer at DIFC Authority