Bachelor's of Communications, UAE University. Former senior posts at Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Dubai Holding's Dubai Properties Group. Since 2008, Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI), an agency of the Department of Economic Development - Government of Dubai (Dubai DED). Leads a team that assists regional and international investors to seize new and emerging opportunities across various industries and sub-sectors in Dubai and the region. Director, World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) for the MENA region. Secretary-General, Dubai Green Economy Partnership. Vice-Chairman, "Green Deal" programme, the first crowd-sourcing platform for green products in the MENA region. Chair, Dubai Investment Forum, a global platform dedicated to identifying and promoting opportunities for growth, partnership and innovation, to accelerate the use of capital, technologies and talent towards sustainable economic growth.