Friday, Nov 20, 2009

DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--Dubai's ruler unexpectedly replaced Omar bin Sulaiman as the head of it's financial center Friday in the latest high-profile government shuffle.

A royal decree said Ahmed Humaid Al-Tayer will take over as governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre, without giving a reason for the change.

Bin Sulaiman didn't answer calls to his mobile Friday, the start of the weekend in the Middle East.

-By Mirna Sleiman, Dow Jones Newswires; +9714-364-4965; mirna.sleiman@dowjones.com

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20-11-09 1510GMT