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Governing Body

The governing body is responsible for all of the By-Laws of the institution. These By-Laws include the following items:

Membership and Protocol
The governing body:

      • Consists of at least five members, excluding ex officio members, duly appointed in accordance with the institution’s policies and procedures.
      • Has a membership that ensures an appropriate balance of individuals with the range of expertise, including academic expertise and qualifications, necessary to guide the policies and strategic planning of the institution.
      • Has members representing the broader UAE community.
      • Ensures that no more than one-third of the governing body’s members have a financial interest in the institution.
      • Designates one member as chair of the governing body, who is not an owner, investor or shareholder and has no other financial interest in the institution.
      • Approved By-Laws governing the term of office of governing body’s members(Please see next policy: Board Appointments, Term of Office and Replacement Policy).
      • Stipulates the term of office for governing body members.
      • Establishes a policy concerning conflict of interest, including prohibitions and limitations on financial dealings between governing body members and the institution.
      • Is not involved in management decisions or the day-to-day operation of the institution.
      • Takes active measures to ensure that it operates with the highest levels of integrity, honesty, and ethical behaviour in all its dealings and decision making.
      • Maintains, store and access arrangements to approved, signed, and dated minutes of all governing body meetings.
      • Meets at least twice per year.

Responsibilities
The governing body:

      • Appoints the CEO (President of the University) and with the qualifications and experience to undertake his / her assigned responsibilities.
      • Conduct performance evaluations of the President.
      • Approves and periodically reviews the institution’s mission and vision statements.
      • Approves the institution’s strategic plan, and monitors progress in its achievement.
      • Reviews and evaluates reports on all aspects of the institution’s performance, to enable it to assure itself, and other stakeholders, that appropriate academic standards and quality of provision for students are being maintained.
      • Approves educational programs of a quality consistent with the institution’s mission.
      • Review and evaluate reports on all aspects of the institutional performance to ensure that appropriate academic standards and quality of provision for students are being maintained.
      • Confers, or authorizes the conferring of, all qualifications.
      • Secures financial resources necessary to support the achievement of the institution’s goals.
      • Approves the annual budget.
      • Approves major facilities, contracts, and campus plans.  BoT delegates one of its members to be the Legal Commissioner of the BoT to sign contracts and represent the university in any communications with the government authorities and ministries, and in any legal matters. 
      • Approves the selection of an external financial auditor and receives, and follows up on, the auditor's report and management letter.

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees (BoT) primary duty is to ensure the positive image of the university is maintained in the society and globally.  The BoT should have sufficient knowledge and experience with operating a large business or institution.  Other responsibilities of BoT include the following:

      • Follow up the implementation of the adopted strategic plan.
      • Monitoring the overall University performance in accordance with its vision, mission, values, goals and philosophy.
      • Maintain the University’s positive image and its privileges.
      • Identification of strong foundations to advance the University’s growth and to maintain its success on a regional and global basis.
      • Consider all external affairs, cultural relations and the modernization and development affairs at the University
      • Overseeing the University’s human and physical investments based on the recommendations of the President of the University.
      • Carrying out all duties related to the job description for the position in accordance with the university’s regulations and policies.
      • BoT has delegated one of its members to be the Legal Commissioner of the BoT to sign contracts and represent AFU university in any communications with the government authorities and ministries, and in any legal matters.

 

Members

 

Sheikh Juma Bin Maktoum Al Maktoum is a member of the Ruling family of Dubai and is the Chairman of SJM Group of Companies.

His Excellency Jamal bin Huwaireb, CEO of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, worked to expand the Foundation's activities globally through partnerships with the most prominent knowledge institutions such as, Oxford University, the Nobel Foundation, LinkedIn and other leading global institutions.

He launched several knowledge projects locally and globally, most notably: Knowledge Summit, Index Arab Knowledge, Arab Reading Index, Global Knowledge Index, Nobel Prize Museum, Initiative in Arabi, Digital Knowledge Hub, and other initiatives that aim to enhance and disseminate knowledge regionally and globally.

He is a member of several institutions, and advisory boards in local and international universities. He is also a historian and writer. An Emirati specialist, with important experience in documenting the cultural and creative movement in Dubai, UAE, and the Arabian Gulf.

He has many important cultural contributions and achievements, and he is one of the pioneers of classical and Nabati poetry.

In the United Arab Emirates, he has published more than 14 books, and he is the founder of the Jamal Bin Howaireb Studies Center since 2010.

Mr. Ahmad Said Brook Al Humairi holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. At present, he is the Head of the Human Resources Department where his main duties lie in the finding the manpower with the essential skills, educational background and extensive experience as needed by the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Apart from this, he is also responsible for the training and development of each staff. Hence, he organized trainings, seminars and workshops beneficial for every employee.

Mr. Al Humairi serves on the Board of Directors at Takaful Emarat.

H. E. Dr. Abdul Salam Al Madani is the Chairman of INDEX Holding, one of the leading national corporations in the region.

Under the leadership of H. E. Dr. Al Madani, INDEX Holding diversified and branched out to different sectors. His innovative ideas paved the way for INDEX Holding to be well known and respected in the textile and tailoring industry, trading and investment, events management and healthcare industry.

Presently, it has eight subsidiaries. The Abdul Salam Al Madani Textile Trading & Tailoring, INDEX Trading and Investment (ITI), INDEX Conferences and Exhibitions Organizations Est. (ICE), Bigdot, INDEX Healthcare and Management (IHCM), INDEX Medical Center (IMC), INDEX Shared Services (ISS) and INDEX Holding Korea.

Dr. Al Madani holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Healthcare Management from the United States of America. Given his involvement and vast experience in the healthcare industry, Dr. Al Madani is part of the Honorary Members Circle of the International Hospital Federation.

Mr. Mohammed Atatreh received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from UAE University located in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates in 2004. He also holds an MBA degree from Al Ain University.

His proficiency in the Real Estate and Development sector is brought about by his experiences leading a property development company.

Chairman of the Board, Jordan Social Security Investment Fund.

The Founder and President of Nostalgia Classic Cars LLC in Dubai. Mazin started collecting cars since 2004 and his passion eventually turned into a full fledge business.

Before starting Nostalgia, Mazin was a successful investment banker with a career that spanned over 25 years. He held various positions at several investment banks throughout his career. His last position was at Warburg Pincus as the Middle East Managing Director. Prior to that Mazin spent 12 years at Investcorp eventually becoming the Managing Director of the Gulf region before his departure.

Mazin is a graduate from St. Edward’s University in Austin -Texas, with a B.Sc. in Computer Science and an MBA in Finance and Banking in 1990.

H. E. Mr. Mohammed AlHabbai received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Salem International University located in Salem, West Virginia, USA.

Mr. AlHabbai, with his notable educational background and business acumen has been the Chief Executive Officer of Dubailand since 2007. Before becoming CEO, he served as the Chief Officer Urban Planning and Infrastructure. Currently, his responsibilities include Investor Management, Destination Management and Infrastructure Development for the leisure and entertainment destination by Dubai Properties Group, a subsidiary of Dubai Holding.

He has also been a part of the travel and tourism industry, having been an Area Manager for the largest airline in the Middle East, Emirates Airline in Dubai, Azerbaijan, Qatar, Egypt and Switzerland for 15 years.

Professor Adi Arida holds a distinguished career of 23+ years in deanship and academic administration. He has provided leadership and support in building a graduate and post graduate student culture and community that enriches student experience and engagement. He has played a key role in facilitating creation of a learner-centric environment conducive for quality education.

He is one of the icons in the field of Pharmaceutical Research and has earned a reputation for thought leadership and pharmaceutical technology innovation achieved via substantial R&D programs spanning more than 2 decades. He owns the vision for pharmaceutical sciences and delivers therapies of the future through scientific leadership in drug delivery.

 
 

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