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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:
Responsibilities
The governing body:
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:
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.
Dr. Noor Aldeen Atatreh earned his Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry from The University of Manchester, UK in 2007 and his Master of Science (MSc) in Drug Chemistry from Newcastle University in 2004.
Dr. Atatreh’s research interests concentrates on drug development and discovery of new drugs, computer aided drug design and cancer research. Being an experienced researcher, his papers were published in several peer reviewed journals. He has also attended and participated in several conferences here and abroad.
He holds memberships from distinguished organizations such as the Royal Society of Chemistry in the UK and the British Association of Cancer Research. He is also a member of the American Association of Cancer Research in the USA.