DIFC Senior Bodies
Introducing the DIFC Higher Board, the DIFC Authority Board of Directors and the Management Team.
DIFC’s most senior bodies consist of the Higher Board and Board of Directors. Each of them has unique responsibilities to ensure the highest standards of oversight and governance in DIFC.
The Higher Board exercises oversight over all aspects of the Centre’s operations to ensure compliance with international best practice and fulfilment of the Dubai Plan 2021.
The DIFC Authority Board of Directors ensures that all of the Centre's activities, ranging from infrastructure development, financial management and client relations, are structured and implemented in such a
way as to serve the strategic vision of Dubai's leadership.
The DIFC Management team's four-tiered strategy aims to contribute to Dubai’s reputation as a global business hub by maintaining international standards; provide a world-class physical, legal and regulatory infrastructure; ensure the financial sustainability of DIFC and the companies established in the Centre; and support client growth through authority business process streamlining, service improvement, and enhanced management structures.
DIFC Higher Board
His Highness Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al MaktoumChairman
H.E Essa KazimGovernor of DIFC
Abdulfattah SharafBoard Member
Chief Justice Zaki AzmiBoard Member
Hesham Abdulla Al QassimBoard Member
Fadel Abdulbaqi Al AliBoard Member
Arshad GhafurBoard Member
DIFC Authority Board Of Directors
Essa KazimChairman
Abdulla J M KalbanBoard Member
Hesham Abdulla Al QassimBoard Member
Salem Al SharhanBoard Member
Khalfan BelhoulBoard Member
Abdullah Salim Al Turifi Al ShamsiBoard Member
DR. Ahmad Bin Hassan Al ShaikhBoard Member
DIFC Management Team
Arif AmiriChief Executive Officer at DIFC Authority
Alya Al ZarouniChief Operating Officer at DIFC Authority
Beelall RamdianeeSenior Vice President of Internal Audit at DIFC Authority
Christian KunzChief Strategy, Innovation & Ventures Officer at DIFC Authority
Jaber Humaid Al SuwaidiSenior Vice President & Registrar of Real Property – Regulatory at DIFC Authority
Jacques VisserChief Legal Officer at DIFC Authority
Khalid Mohamed Al ZarouniSenior Vice President & Registrar of Companies – Regulatory at DIFC Authority
Madeya AlktebiSenior Vice President – Human Resources at DIFC Authority
Mahmoud NsouliSenior Vice President - Marketing & Corporate Communications at DIFC Authority
Mohammad Yousuf Al NajjarSenior Vice President - Development and Projects - Property Development at DIFC Investments Ltd.
Saleh Al AkrabiChief Real Estate Officer at DIFC Investments Ltd.
Salmaan JafferyChief Business Development Officer at DIFC Authority
Yazan Mohamad Al NasserChief Financial & Risk Officer at DIFC Authority