His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has approved the Board of Directors of Dubai Chambers, the umbrella organization for the Dubai Chamber of Commerce, the Dubai International Chamber, and the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy.
Sheikh Mohammed also approved the Boards of Directors and Advisory Councils of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce, the Dubai International Chamber and the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy.
This move seeks to bolster the chambers’ role in supporting economic development and business growth in Dubai, fostering international partnerships, and accelerating the growth of the digital economy to solidify the emirate’s position as a leading global hub for business, trade, and investment.
In a post on social media platform X, Sheikh Mohammed said that three years ago, Dubai Chambers was restructured to include the three divisions. He added that this new structure has achieved remarkable success.
“Dubai traders in all their sectors and specializations are the pulse of development in Dubai and they are the measure of the success of its economic policies and global ambitions,” he added.
Dubai Chambers board of directors
Abdulla Al Ghurair was named Honorary President of Dubai Chambers. The Board of Directors includes His Excellency Sultan Al Mansoori as Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce, His Excellency Sultan bin Sulayem as Chairman of the Dubai International Chamber and His Excellency Omar Sultan AI Olama as Chairman of the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy.
Members of the Board also include His Excellency Helal Saeed Almarri, His Excellency Ahmad Abdulla bin Byat, Omar Abdulla Al Futtaim, Shehab Gargash, Khalid Juma AlMajid, Faisal Juma Belhoul, Buti Saeed Alghandi, Ali Saeed AlBawardi, Khalid Ahmed Altayer, Amal Al Marri, Dr. Amina Al Rustamani, Gassan Ahmed Al Kibsi and Tarek Ahmed Baker.
Dubai Chamber of Commerce
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors includes His Excellency Sultan Al Mansoori as Chairman.
Members include Omar Abdulla Alfuttaim, Faisal Juma Belhoul, Dr. Amina Al Rustamani, Buti Saeed Alghandi, Buti Obaid Almulla, Mohammed Abdulaziz Baqer, Fardan Ali AlFardan, Ali Saeed AlBawardi, Tarek Ahmed Baker, Suwaidan Alnabooda, Ahmed Eisa AlSerkal, Thani Abdulla Alshirawi, Rashid Ali Alansari, Hind bin Khibrash, Shehab Gargash, Saeed Saif Al Ghurair, Eissa Al Gurg, Amal AlMarri, Saif Ali AlShafar, Mohammad Khalaf Alhabtoor and Yahya Lootah.
Members of the Chamber’s Advisory Council also include Dr. Tariq Humaid Al Tayer, Abdulla Ahmed Al Moosa, Abdulla Mohamed Al Nabooda, Ibrahim Ahmed Al Abbas, and Abdufatah Mansour Sharaf, among others.
Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy
The Board of Directors of the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy includes: His Excellency Omar Sultan Al Olama as Chairman, with Ahmad Abdulla bin Byat as Vice Chairman.
Members include His Excellency Hamad Obaid Almansoori, Fahad Abdulaziz Albannai, Mohammad Abdulghafar Hussain, Khalid Ahmed Altayer, Fadi Ghandour, Mona Haider Ataya, Hind Seddiqi, Ronaldo Mouchawar, Tomaso Rodriguez, Kevin Chalhoub, Noor Sweid, Divyank Turakhia, Mudassir Sheikha, Dany Farha, Mohamad Ballout, Heider Ali Khan, and Muhammed Yesilhark.
Meanwhile, the Advisory Board of the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy includes Ryan Mahoney, Pavel Durov, Rashid Alabbar, Philip Bahoshy, Elissa Freiha, Majed Al Mesmar, Mostafa Essa Kandil, Mohamed Helal Asfour, His Excellency Younus Al Nasser, and Arjun Mohan, among others.
Dubai International Chamber
Furthermore, the Dubai International Chamber Board of Directors includes: His Excellency Sultan bin Sulayem as Chairman and His Excellency Helal Saeed Almarri as Vice Chairman.
Some of the members include Dr. Habib Almulla; Dr. Essam Al Tamimi; Ahmad Ali Alkhallafi; Timothy Clark; Saeed Alawar; Gassan Ahmed Al Kibsi; Khalil Hisham Yassine; Mohamed Amin; Badr Hamid Jafar; Stephen Moss and May Nasrallah.
The Advisory Council includes: Paul Griffiths; Mohammad A Alshaya; Dietmar Josef Siersdorfer; Saeeda Jaffar; Alisha Moopen; Ozgur Onder; Hamed Ali; Sunil George John; Nicholas Peter Maclean; Khaled Salaheddine El Dabag; Saad Assim A Al Janabi, and Racha Makarem, among others.
Dubai Chambers propels Dubai’s economic growth
The advisory councils of member chambers play a vital role in representing and empowering the city’s business sectors. They provide expert guidance and support to the Dubai Chambers’ boards of directors on key strategic issues. They also act as a voice for the economic sectors, ensuring their needs are reflected in recommendations to the boards. Furthermore, they contribute by proposing solutions to critical challenges and emerging issues.
In 2021, Sheikh Mohammed approved the restructuring of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce, creating three distinct chambers under the umbrella of Dubai Chambers: the Dubai Chamber of Commerce, the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy and the Dubai International Chamber.
This restructuring reflects the leadership’s vision for meeting future growth requirements and strengthening Dubai Chambers’ role as the emirate’s economic arm, the voice of the business community, and a key contributor to implementing Dubai’s foreign trade plan, which aims to position Dubai at the heart of global trade.
