DIFC Authority Board Members
Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair - Vice-Chairman
Speaker of the House - Federal National Council
Chief Executive Officer - Mashreq
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Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair is Speaker of the House of the Federal National Council (FNC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Al Ghurair is also the CEO of Mashreq Group. He was appointed to the role in 1990 and has since steered the bank into becoming a world-class financial services institution. Under his 17-year tenure the bank's assets have risen to AED 70.6 billion as of June 2007 - a 50.3 per cent increase from 2006.
Al Ghurair trained as an industrial engineer and gained an honours degree from California Polytechnic State University. He joined Mashreq in 1977. His endeavours have earned the bank many international accolades, most recently winning the 'Best Bank in the UAE' Award 2006 from Euromoney magazine and the MasterCard Product Award for Mashreq UAE Gate Prepaid MasterCard card.
He is also President of the Abdulla Al Ghurair Group, one of the biggest and most successful business groups in the UAE, that employs 65,000 people and he sits on the Board of Directors of the Dubai International Financial Centre, Emirates Foundation and Dubai Economic Council. Mr. Al Ghurair is a member of the Governing Council of the UAE Higher Colleges of Technology and Member of the Constitutive Council for GCC Leaders. He is also the Chairman of Masafi, RAK petroleum and the Endowment Fund. He previously sat on the Board of Directors of companies such as Emaar, Dubai Investments, Visa International and MasterCard and Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Al Ghurair is a continuous supporter of many charitable organizations in the local and international arenas.