Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dubai Chambers since June 26, 2021, United Arab Emirates.

He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the “Dubai Chamber of Commerce”, “Mashreq Bank” since 2019, “Masafi Company”, “ Oman Insurance Company ”, and the “ Emirates Banks Federation ” since 2012. He is also Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the “ Abdullah Foundation”. “Allah Al Ghurair Education”, a director at “Abdullah Al Ghurair Financial Holding Company Limited”, founder of “Abdullah Al Ghurair Holding Company Limited”, and a founding member and Chairman of the Board of Directors in the Emirates of the “Gulf Family Business Council”.

He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Arab Scandinavian Insurance Company since May 15, 2023, the Al Ghurair Investment Group, the Emirates Foundation for Youth Development , and the Global Board of Trustees of New York University.

He assumed the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of the “ Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry ” between March and June 2021, and founded the “Abdulaziz Al Ghurair Fund for Refugee Education” in the Middle East in 2018, and served as CEO of “ Mashreq Bank ” between 1991 and 2019, and was a member of the Board of Directors. He managed the bank before assuming his current position between 1979 and 2019. He also chaired both the “ Federal National Council ” between 2007 and 2011, and the “Knowledge Fund.”

He served as a member of the Board of Directors of several companies, including: “ National Cement Company ” from 2018 to 2021, “ Emaar Properties ” between 1997 and 2006, “Dubai Investments” between 1995 and 2005, “Visa International” between 1996 and 1998, and “MasterCard.” Between 1993 and 1995, he joined the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry , and was a member of the Advisory Council for Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

He received many awards, including: “Arab Banking Personality Award” for the year 2016 from the “Union of Arab Banks” in Italy, and “Best CEO Award” from “CEO Middle East" magazine in 2008.

He holds an honorary doctorate in humane letters in 2017 from the American University in Cairo, and a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering in 1997 from California Polytechnic University in the United States.