Amana Al Jallaf
Emirati human rights activist and lawyer
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Name in Arabic:
آمنة الجلاف
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Nationality:
Emirati
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Country of Residence:
United Arab Emirates
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Amana Al Jallaf's Bio
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Emirati human rights activist and lawyer.
She is the founder and managing partner of Al Jallaf Law Firm and Legal Consultancy since 1999, an arbitrator at the Dubai International Arbitration Centre since 2015, an assistant lecturer at the Faculty of Law at the University of Dubai since 2014, and a legal advisor at the Aviation Working Group since 2008.
She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Business Women Council , and a member of the Legal Committee of the Dubai Government Legal Affairs Department since 2016.
She was a member of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation , and worked with the Emirates Airlines team in negotiations with the European company Airbus regarding the first contract to purchase the A380 fleet, which is worth billions of dollars.
She is considered the first Emirati female lawyer specializing in aviation and Islamic finance, and the first Arab on the legal committee of the “Aviation Working Group,” which represents the greatest minds concerned with formulating aircraft financing in the world in particular and aviation in general.
She holds a Master’s degree in Law in 1995 from the American University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Law in 1988 from Al Ain University .
She is the founder and managing partner of Al Jallaf Law Firm and Legal Consultancy since 1999, an arbitrator at the Dubai International Arbitration Centre since 2015, an assistant lecturer at the Faculty of Law at the University of Dubai since 2014, and a legal advisor at the Aviation Working Group since 2008.
She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Business Women Council , and a member of the Legal Committee of the Dubai Government Legal Affairs Department since 2016.
She was a member of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation , and worked with the Emirates Airlines team in negotiations with the European company Airbus regarding the first contract to purchase the A380 fleet, which is worth billions of dollars.
She is considered the first Emirati female lawyer specializing in aviation and Islamic finance, and the first Arab on the legal committee of the “Aviation Working Group,” which represents the greatest minds concerned with formulating aircraft financing in the world in particular and aviation in general.
She holds a Master’s degree in Law in 1995 from the American University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Law in 1988 from Al Ain University .




