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Sameer Al Ansari
Senior Executive Officer, SHUAA Partners

Sameer Al Ansari is the Chief Executive Officer SHUAA Capital and also remains in his role as Executive Chairman of Dubai International Capital (DIC). He was previously Group CFO for The Executive Office of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and was involved in the establishment of Dubai Holding in 2004 before founding DIC in October 2004.

Mr. Al Ansari qualified as a chartered accountant in 1987 and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. He holds an Honours degree in Accounting & Financial Management and a Diploma in Industrial Studies from Loughborough University, England. He started his career at the accountancy firm BDO in London. In 1987 he moved to Dubai with Ernst & Young. Prior to joining the Executive Office, he was Chief Financial Officer at Dubai Aluminium Company (DUBAL), where he played a key role in the turnaround of the Company. He is a board member of various companies including Dubai Holding and the Dubai International Financial Centre. He also sits on the boards of some of the DIC owned companies in Europe such as Doncasters, Travelodge, and Mauser AG and he is Chairman of Ishraq and Jordan Dubai Capital.

Sameer Al Ansari was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Loughborough University in July 2009 for outstanding achievement and leadership in finance.