Government of Dubai Media Office - 24 May 2015: In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has issued Decree No (19) of 2015 forming the Board of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Pursuant to the Decree, members of the new Board are Majed Saif Al Ghurair, Majed Hamad Rahma Al Shamsi, Hisham Abdullah Al Shirawi, Abdul Jalil Yousuf Darwish, Helal Saeed Al Marri, Rashid Humaid Ali Al Mazroei, Raja Easa Saleh Al Gurg, Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Amna Kalfan Al Jallaf, Ebrahim Ahmed Al Abbas, Buti Saeed Al Ghandi, Essa Abdullah Al Ghurair, Yahiya Saeed Lootah, Abdulla Saeed Juma Al Naboodah, Sofia Abdulla Saleh, Shehab Mohamed Gargash, Abdul Hamied Ahmad Seddiqi, Ahmed Saif Belhasa, Omar Abdullah Al Futtaim, Faisal Juma Kalfan Belhoul, Faiza Alsayed Mohamed Youssef Al Hashemi, Ali Abdullah Al Shafar and Hani Rashid bin Rashid Al Yateem.
The term of this Board is three years and renewable.
The Board's Chairman and two Vice Chairmen to be elected pursuant to Law No (8) of 1997 on the Organization of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce& Industry. This law stated that The Chairman of the Board, the two Vice Chairmen and the members of the Executive Bureau shall be elected during the first duly convened meeting of the Board to be held within two weeks from the date of the appointment decree issued by the Ruler and the meeting shall be presided over by the eldest member until the election procedures are completed.
All decisions and resolutions issued by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry since 5 October 2013 to the date of activation of this Decree remain valid. This Decree is active from the date of issuance and to be published in the Official Gazette.
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© Press Release 2015
