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HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum

President, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority; Chairman, Dubai Airports

Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline & Group


sheik ahmed HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum is President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group. The Emirates Group includes Emirates Airline and Dnata, the sole ground handling agency at Dubai International Airport and the biggest travel agency in the Middle East.

 

The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority is a governing body which oversees the activities of the Dubai International Airport, Dubai Cargo Village, Dubai Duty Free, Dubai International Hotel and Dubai Aviation Club. He is also the Chairman of The Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority, Chairman of the Supreme Committee of the Dubai Shopping Festival and Dubai Summer Surprises, Director of Dubai Golf and Chairman of Alliance Insurance Co., Dubai International Marine Club, the British University in Dubai and Dubai Power and Energy Committee.


Sheikh Ahmed belongs to the generation of young and influential Emiratis who are building the bridge between Dubai’s traditional past and its future in the century ahead.

The younger brother of the late Ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Sheikh Ahmed embarked on his journey in the aviation industry in 1985 when he was appointed as the President of Dubai Civil Aviation and became Chairman of Emirates Airline on the company’s establishment.

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HE Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi

Director General, General Civil Aviation Authority, UAE

 

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HE Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi was appointed as Director General of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in April 2008.

 

Prior to joining the GCAA, Al Suwaidi, a career air force veteran as pilot, held several senior positions in the UAE Air Force, including his last tour as Director of Air Force Operations.

 

Upon his graduation from flying school in Abu Dhabi as a helicopter pilot, Al Suwaidi started his career as a pilot in the UAE Air Force in 1981. He served as Head of Training and Operations at Al Minhad base in Dubai in 2001. HE was appointed as Deputy Director Operations in the UAE Air Force in 2006, and promoted to Director of Operations before being appointed as Director General of GCAA.

 

Al Suwaidi, who obtained a law degree from Beirut Arab University in Lebanon in 2004, has been appointed as a Chairman of Arab Civil Aviation Commission Executive Council in May 2010.


The GCAA is the federal regulatory agency of the UAE, primarily responsible for aviation safety, security, regulation of civil aviation and overseeing the development of air traffic control system in the UAE airspace and air transport agreements.

 

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Mohammed A Ahli

Director-General, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority


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Mohammed A. Ahli is the Director General of Dubai civil Aviations Authority (DCAA) and CEO of Dubai Air Navigations Services (DANS). As the top official in the DCAA, dealing with air service agreements, he has brought in more airlines to Dubai. Mohammed is a popular figure in international circles and an expert negotiator who possesses the decision making power to ensure growth of aviation in Dubai.

 

His contribution towards liberalisation of aviation policy and its successful implementation in Dubai is alandmark in his career. He was among the pioneers who was instrumental in the establishment of theEmirates Airline.

 

With an extensive background in the aviation industry, Mohammed has steered the Dubai Aviation in theright direction, which is his life time achievement.

 

The services he has rendered to Asia and Asia Pacific Region of ACI, is well recognised by the aviationcommunity and it summarises his commitment to its cause.He is also the First Vice President of Airports Council International (ACI) Asia/Pacific region, which hasgiven a boost to the Asian and Middle East Region.

 

 

 

 

 

Capt Abdulrahman Al Gaoud

Undersecretary for Civil Aviation Affairs
Kingdom of Bahrain

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Capt Abdulrahman Al Gaoud was one of the first cadet pilots recruited by Gulf Air to be sent to the Oxford Flight Training Academy in the United Kingdom to obtain his commercial pilot’s licence in 1970.

He was also seconded to Aer Lingus, Dublin and British Airways, London to undergo training and to gain flying experience. He returned to work with Gulf Air in various positions, including Executive Vice President, Operations and Acting Chief Executive. He also has the distinction of being the first Arab Citizen to be a Captain.

Capt Abdulrahman has 30 years of flying experience and was also the test pilot responsible for taking delivery of most of Gulf Air’s B767 and A340 aircraft. In 1996 he was appointed as Assistant Undersecretary for Aviation Services, Civil Aviation Affairs, Ministry of Transportation. In 2002, he was promoted to Undersecretary for Civil Aviation Affairs, a position he currently holds. He is also the Chairman of the organizing committee of the inaugural Bahrain International Airshow.


In addition to his normal duties as the undersecretary for civil aviation, he also sits in as an observer on the Board of Bahrain Airport Services. Other positions that he held include: head of Executive Committee and Member of the Board of Directors of Gulf Air; Board Member of Gulf Aircraft Maintenance Company (GAMCO).

He is married with six children. He continues to fly on the Gulf Air A330 in order to retain his licence.

 

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