Established in 1965, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry ( Arabic : غرفة تجارة وصناعة دبي , romanized : Ghurfet tijar'a wa sina'aht Dubayy ), or simply the Dubai Chamber ( Arabic : غرفة دبي , romanized : Ghurfet Dubayy ), is a public non-profit organization , and the stated purpose of the organization is to support the business community in Dubai and promote Dubai as an international business hub. The Chairman of Dubai Chamber is Majid Saif Al Ghurair. Hamad Buamim is the Chamber’s President & CEO.
11-543: The Dubai Chamber was established by a decree issued by the late Ruler of Dubai , Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum in 1965. Dubai Chamber started its activities with 450 members and a 12-member board of directors. The number of members increased to over 150,000, from all economic sectors, in 2013. There are 24 board members. The Chamber created 27 business groups that are divided by industry, and 43 business councils that are divided by country. Dubai Chamber has
22-832: The hereditary monarch and head of government of the Emirate of Dubai . The Ruler is also considered the head of the House of Maktoum , the royal family of Dubai and one of the six ruling families of the UAE. After the unification of the Emirate of Dubai within the United Arab Emirates , the Ruler of Dubai nominally assumes the position of Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and sits at
33-628: The Emirate of Dubai. As part of the complex relationship between the ruling Al Maktoum family and private companies directly or indirectly controlled by the Dubai Government, or members of the ruling family, the Ruler of Dubai has extensive authority and influence over major companies in the Emirate. The rulers of the Emirates of Dubai: Prime Minister [REDACTED] Current Ruler of Dubai [REDACTED] Previous Ruler of Dubai List of prime ministers of
44-662: The United Arab Emirates The Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates is the head of government of the federal government of the United Arab Emirates . While not required by the UAE constitution , the practice is that the ruler of Dubai serve as the prime minister and vice president of the UAE . The first prime minister, Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum , took office on 9 December 1971. He left office on 25 April 1979 and
55-606: The federal judiciary of the UAE appointed and overseen by the Ruler. The Ruler of Dubai issues royal decrees to establish laws that do not contradict with the UAE Constitution , establish, merge, or dissolve Dubai Government departments, and appoint any key position across the Emirate of Dubai, including members of the Dubai judicial system and members of the Dubai Executive Council, the legislative arm of
66-465: The former Trucial States to form the United Arab Emirates , where the position of Ruler of Dubai has retained significant autonomy from the federal government of the UAE with control of the emirate's judiciary, executive and legislative. The Ruler of Dubai is the head of the Emirate , and head of the executive in the form of the Government of Dubai , which also runs a judiciary independent from
77-867: The head office in Deira and another branch in Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (JAFZA). Representative offices are located in Dubai Airport Free Zone (DAFZA) and the Land Transport Customs Building in Al Aweer. The Dubai Chamber opened representative offices in Baku, Azerbaijan and in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. As of 2013 twenty more were expected to open in emerging markets. In January 2015, an office
88-858: The much larger Al Nahyan dynasty in Abu Dhabi and the Al Qasimi dynasty of Sharjah and establishing good relations with British forces which eventually culminated in the signing of an agreement with the British in 1892 to exclusively deal with the British Empire on all economic and foreign relation matters as part of the Trucial States . Following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom in 1971, then-Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum joined with other ruling families of
99-637: The seat reserved for Dubai at the Federal Supreme Council . In 1833, a migrating offshoot of the ruling Bani Yas tribe of Abu Dhabi settled to the small fishing village of Bur Dubai where Sheikh Maktoum bin Butti bin Suhail become the sole Ruler of Dubai by 1836, establishing the Al Maktoum dynasty. The relatively small Dubai relied on fishing, pearling, and foreign trade between
110-568: Was inaugurated in Accra, Ghana. The Dubai Chamber launched the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award in 2005. The award recognizes and rewards firms that contribute to the UAE's economic development. It is the highest level of recognition for business excellence that an organization in the UAE can achieve. Ruler of Dubai The ruler of Dubai ( Arabic : حاكم دبي ) is the position of
121-430: Was succeeded by his father Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum , the vice president of the United Arab Emirates . Every prime minister since has also held the title of vice president . Upon the death of Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum on 7 October 1990, his son Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum became prime minister for a second time. Upon Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum 's death on 11 February 2006 while on
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