His Excellency Jassem Mohammed Bu Ataba Al Zaabi is Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Finance, Chairman of Etisalat and Vice Chairman of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates. He is the Secretary General of both the Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs and the Tawazun Economic Council, in addition to being a Member of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi.

In his role as Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Finance, H.E. Al Zaabi is responsible for driving a culture of fiscal sustainability throughout all government related entities and maintaining the robust balance sheet of the Emirate.

H.E. Al Zaabi is the Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs, an entity established by Presidential Decree to organize, set and approve public policies related to Abu Dhabi’s financial, investment and economic matters.

H.E. Al Zaabi holds the position of Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the strategic and executive plans of all entities affiliated to Abu Dhabi Government, monitoring and assessing their performance, and exploring future opportunities.

Previously, H.E. Al Zaabi held several important positions, including serving as Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office, during which time he oversaw the development of public policies and strategies, supporting the growth of Abu Dhabi.

H.E. Al Zaabi served as Director General of the National Cybersecurity Authority and was part of the senior leadership at Mubadala where he was responsible for a global portfolio of information and communications technology (ICT) assets. With extensive experience in governance frameworks, H.E. Al Zaabi has joined the Board of Directors of several government institutions.

H.E. Al Zaabi is Chairman of the Board of Directors of both the Abu Dhabi Pension Fund and MODON Properties, as well as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Abu Dhabi Holding Company (ADQ). He is a board member of First Abu Dhabi Bank and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), as well as a member of the committee of the Education and Human Resources Council.

H.E. Al Zaabi holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from London Business School and Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Ajman University of Science and Technology.

H.E. Abdulrahman Saleh Al Saleh is Director-General of the Government of Dubai's Department of Finance (DOF), a position he has held since 2009.

In a presidential decree issued in December 2018, H.E. Al Saleh was appointed as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the United Arab Emirates Central Bank. H.E. also chairs the Board of Directors of the Dubai Financial Support Fund, and sits as a member of the Executive Council of Dubai, Dubai's Strategic Affairs Council, Dubai's Supreme Fiscal Policy Committee, Dubai World, the Federal Tax Authority and the Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC).

Previously, H.E. has held leadership and financial positions in government entities at the local and federal level, including Senior Executive Director for Financial and Administrative Affairs at Dubai Customs, and chaired several committees, notably the VAT Committee at Dubai Customs. He also oversaw and participated in a number of other regulatory and strategic committees, including the Executive Credit Policy Committee and the Indirect Taxation Working Group.

H.E. Al Saleh is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) in the United Kingdom and holds an MBA degree from the American University of Sharjah.

H.E. Younis Al Khoori is Undersecretary at the Ministry of Finance UAE, a position he has held since 2007. In this role, H.E. is responsible for day-to-day activities of areas such as managing the budget, revenue operations, revenue diversification, financial policies and procedures, and support functions. 

H.E. supervises the UAE’s tax and budget-related matters and information agreements, including ‘avoidance of double taxation and exchange of tax information with OECD and FATCA. H.E. also manages the UAE’s relations with regional and international institutions, including the IMF, World Bank, Arab Monetary Fund and OPEC Fund. 

Previously, H.E. worked as the IT Director at the Department of Finance from 1997-2005, and as a Project Engineer at Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) from 1995–1997. H.E. has also served on the board of several organisations, including the Central Bank of the UAE, UAE General Pension and Social Services Authority, Emirates Development Bank, UAE University, Al-Etihad Credit Bureau, Federal Tax Authority and the Arab Monetary Fund.

H.E. holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Boston University, USA and a Master of Science in Engineering Management from Northeastern University, USA.

H.E. Dr. Ali Mohammed Bakhit AlMadawi Al Rumaithi has acted as the economic and regulatory issues advisor for the Dubai government since 2017. In addition to his current role, Dr. Al Rumaithi is also a board member of Central Bank of the UAE.

Dr. Ali Mohammed Bakhit AlMadawi Al Rumaithi has served over 23 years with the Dubai Police Force. From 1999-2017, his responsibility with the was to build a new police vision to study legal and economic decision implications on crime and society’s wellbeing. Over the years, he has built great international cooperation to combat local and international crime.

Dr. Al Rumaithi is a registered member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators from the UK. He holds a PhD in Banking Regulations from the University of Leeds, UK, and a Master’s degree in International Political Economy from the University of Sheffield, UK. 

Dr. Al Rumaithi has also received a number of prestigious awards over throughout his career. This includes the Dubai Government Honesty Award, Dubai Government Excellency First Class Award, and two awards from the Sheikh Rashid Awards for Academic Excellence.

Director General, Department of Economic Development - Government of Dubai

 His Excellency Mr. Sami Ahmad Dhaen Al Qamzi was appointed as Director General of the Dubai Department of Economic Development in September 2008, and Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) in November 2012.

Prior to this appointment, Mr. Al Qamzi held the position of Director General of the Department of Finance, where he worked directly with the Ruler's Court and Executive Council of Dubai to develop strategies that supported the economic and financial objectives of the Emirate.

Mr. Al Qamzi started his professional career with the Central Military Command of the UAE in 1986 in a financial administrative role. In 1998, he joined Al Bayan Press as Finance Manager and in 2003, he was appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Dubai Media Incorporated. The following year, Mr. Al Qamzi became the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Al Bayan Press, where he played a key role in designing a strategy that led to the re-branding of the Al Bayan newspaper.

Mr. Al Qamzi holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Economics and Accounting, from the Emirates University in 1985. With a strong commitment to professional development. Mr. Al Qamzi attends a range of specialized training courses and conferences.

Mr. Al Qamzi is extensively involved in business and industry through his board affiliations. His leadership, vision and commitment to the economic development of Dubai perfectly complement his ability to lead Dubai Department of Economic Development into the future.

Current Board Memberships and Affiliations:

• Member, Executive Council of Dubai
• Member, Strategic Affairs Council
• Member, Board of Directors, UAE Central Bank
• Board of Trustee member of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives
• Member in the National Industrial Coordination Council
• Member in the UAE Soft Power Council
• Board Member, Dubai Cares
• Board Member, Dubai Real Estate Corporation
• Board Member in the Higher Committee for Dubai Smart City
• Board Member, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University
• Member in the Supreme Committee for Al Quoz Creative Zone
• Member in the Supreme Committee for the Rights of Persons with Disability in Dubai
• Vice Chairman, Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre
• Member, Dubai Free Zones Council
• Board Member, Shabab Al Ahli Club

Past Board memberships and Affiliations:

• Board Member, Zayed University
• Board Member, Securities & Commodities Authority
• Board Member, Union National Bank
• Board Member, International Humanitarian City
• Deputy Chairman, Mohammad Bin Rashid Housing Establishment

Ebrahim Al-Zaabi has more than 27 years of wide-ranging expertise in academics, research and knowledge-based and technical-based fields related to regulatory, legislative and supervisory tasks in the UAE and the MENA region, financial markets, banking and insurance.

All above qualified him to occupy many leadership positions In the country and chair and be a member of several international, regional and local committees.

Job positions

1. Assistant Governor - Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Sector.
2. General Director of the Insurance Sector - Central Bank (with the rank of Undersecretary).
3. General Director - Insurance Authority.
4. Deputy CEO - Securities and Commodities Authority.
5. Fund Manager - Derivatives Portfolio Management - Commodities listed in international markets. (ADIA)

Membership of the most important local and international committees

1. Member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Insurance. Supervisors (IAIS).
2. Member of the Selection Committee to appoint heads and members of the technical working committees in the International Association of Insurance Supervisory Bodies (IAIS).
3. Member of the Emerging Countries Committee of the International Association of Insurance Supervisory Bodies (IAIS).
4. Member of the Abu Dhabi Global Market Board of Directors 2013 - 2018.
5. Member of the Sustainable Insurance Forum at the United Nations (one of the initiatives proposed by the United Nations).
6. Member of the Higher Committee for the Development of National Human Resources in the Banking and Financial Sector.
7. Member of the Supreme National Committee for Combating Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism during work in the Securities and Commodities Authority and the Insurance Authority from 2002 to 2020.

Dr. Sabri Al Azazi is the Assistant Governor - Support Services and Operations at the Central Bank of the UAE. Dr. Al Azazi has extensive experience for more than 25 years in the fields of Information Technology, Information Security and support services through his work in several government and private institutions in the U.A.E.

Prior to joining the Central Bank, Dr. Al Azazi was the Executive Director of Information at Al Hilal Bank, the Executive Director of Central Operations Sector, and the Assistant Undersecretary at the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship. He was also the Senior Advisor for Information Technology at the General Management Office of Abu Dhabi Municipality, the Executive Director of Information Security in Dubai Holding and the Chief Operating Officer of Datafort,. In addition, he held several executive positions in different sectors including security, defense, telecommunications, government services and the banking sector.

Dr. Al Azazi remains active in the academic field. He is a visiting professor of information security at the American University of Sharjah and at the University of Wollongong in Dubai. In addition, he is a visiting researcher at the Cranfield University in the United Kingdom in the field of quantum cryptography and information security. He is also a member of the advisory board of the University of Wollongong for the computer science department.

Dr. Sabri Al Azazi holds a PhD in Information Security- Applied Sciences from Cranfield University in the United Kingdom, an Executive MBA from the American University of Sharjah and a BSc in Computer Engineering from Washington State University.

Dr. Al Azazi is the first UAE National to receive a CISSP degree in the Country (2001). He graduated from the Oxford Academy of Executive Directors to be the first Head of Information Technology in the United Arab Emirates (2007)

Dr. Sabri Al Azazi has participated in many of the supreme leadership committees and task groups. He has assumed many positions, such as:

• Board Member of Gulf Payment Company (GPC)
• Board Member and Member of the Executive Committee of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB)
• Member of the Supreme Council of the Federal Public Finance Policies
• Member of the Board of Trustees of the ICT Fund in the United Arab Emirates

Dr. Sabri Al Azazi has been a member of many task groups that have played a prominent role in raising the level of institutional performance, such as:

• Chairman of the Crisis & Emergency Committee at the Central Bank.
• Financial Stability Policy Committee at the Central Bank.
• Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee at the Central Bank.

Ahmed Al Qamzi has more than 27 years of experience at the Central Bank of the UAE, where he worked at many departments and assigned multiple tasks and responsibilities that contributed to achieving the strategic objectives of the Central Bank during the past years.

He was the Head of Banking Supervision Department and overseen its different divisions, especially the Supervision and Examination. Prior to joining Banking Supervision, Ahmed was the Head of Strategy Unit and held many positions at the Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit, including the Head of International Division, which is mandated to exchange of information with counterpart FIUs of other countries.

He also held non-executive positions at Securities and Commodities Authority and Insurance Authority as a board member. He is now a member of the National Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Illicit Organizations Committee and the Higher Committee of the National Defaulted Debts Settlement Fund.   

Saif Al Dhaheri joined us from Mubadala Investment Company where he was holding a capacity of a Senior Advisor to the DCEO - Chief Human & Corporate Services & part of Special Project division, with a mandate to establish and manage Mubadala’s train For Work Programme. He also previously was the Executive Vice President in Human Capital & Facility Management with a mandate to oversight mainly on the Human Capital, Organisation, Excellence, Customer Care, and Service Quality.

Prior to Joining Mubadala, Saif Al Dhaheri worked in Al Hilal Bank as a Chief Operating Officer with a mandate to oversight on Information Technology, Project Management Office, Business Continuity, Operations, Internal Control, Facility Management, Real Estate, & Procurement, and prior to that he worked in Takreer covering a variety of positions.

Fatma Al Jabri is an award-wining expert in banking and risk management, with more than 25 years of experience in leadership positions in international and local banks.

Before starting her journey with CBUAE, Ms Al Jabri worked for a number of commercial and Islamic banks in the UAE, including Citibank, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Dubai Bank, and Ajman Bank.

In July 2018, Ms Al Jabri joined CBUAE as Head of the Financial Consumer Protection Department. Her role was to transform the department from a complaints bureau to a fully-functional regulatory department, and to develop the Consumer Protection Regulatory Framework, based on the legal mandate outlined in Decretal Federal Law No.14 of 2018.

By late 2020, the CBUAE had issued new Consumer Protection Regulations, the foundation of its new Financial Consumer Protection Regulatory Framework (FCPRF). This aims to ensure fair treatment and protection of consumers, and sets out key objectives to ensure the protection of consumers’ interests when utilising any financial product, service or relationship with Licensed Financial Institutions in the UAE.

In June of 2021, Ms Al Jabri was appointed as Assistant Governor for Financial Crime, Market Conduct and Consumer Protection. She is also a member of the National Anti Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism and Illicit Organizations Committee.

Ms Al Jabri holds a bachelor in Business Science and an MBA in International Business Law from Sorbonne University.