CEO of the Securities and Commodities Authority since October 2021, United Arab Emirates.

She is a member of the Board of Directors of the “ Union Credit Information Company ”.

She held several positions at the Securities and Commodities Authority, including: Deputy CEO for Licensing, Supervision and Enforcement Sectors between 2009 and 2021, Acting Deputy CEO for Legal Affairs, Issuance and Research, Director of the Issuance and Disclosure Department, Director of Legal Affairs and Acting Legal Advisor.

She was appointed as the Chair of the Drafting Committee of the Corporate Governance Controls Project and First Deputy Chair of the Technical Committee at the Securities and Commodities Authority. She also worked in the field of conciliation and arbitration at the Dubai International Arbitration Centre, and managed the UAE’s Mutual Evaluation Project with the Financial Action Task Force.

Previous positions and memberships:

• Vice Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the " Governance Institute " in Dubai.
• Lecture at the " Institute of Training and Judicial Studies ".
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Centre for Governance.
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Joint Stock Companies Establishment Committee between the Securities and Commodities Authority and the Ministry of Economy.
• Member of the negotiating team for the establishment of a free trade area between the UAE and the United States of America (FTA).
• Member of the Board of Trustees of the National Fund for Social Responsibility.
• Member of the National Committee to Combat Money Laundering.

Forbes Middle East magazine ranked her among the “100 Most Powerful Businesswomen in the Middle East” list for 2024 and 2023, the “50 Most Powerful Businesswomen in the Middle East” list for 2022, and the “Most Powerful Arab Women” list for 2017.

She won the “Sheikh Rashid Award for Academic Excellence” and the title of “Distinguished Employee” in the General Administration category at the “Securities and Exchange Commission” for the year 2008.

She holds a PhD in Law, specializing in Financial Markets, from the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, a Master’s degree in Commercial Law in 2003 from the University of Wales in the United Kingdom, and a Bachelor’s degree in Sharia and Law in 1991 from the United Arab Emirates University .