American univeristy sharjah

H.E. Abdulrahman Al Saleh

Director General of the Department of Finance, Dubai

His Excellency Abdulrahman Al Saleh is the Director General of the Department Of Finance of the Emirate of Dubai. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dubai Financial Support Fund.
Mr. Al Saleh is also a Board Member of Dubai Supreme Fiscal Committee, Dubai Real estate Corporation, and Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC. He was also a member of the High Committee for the Regulation of the Audit Profession in UAE (2002-2006).   
Prior to joining DOF, Mr. Al Saleh spent four years as the Senior Executive Director for Corporate Affairs in Dubai Customs (DC). In this role, he was responsible for managing the support departments for Dubai Customs, which includes Finance, HR Management, HR Development and Admin Services. He chaired a number of committees in DC such as introduction of Value Added Tax in Dubai, Employee Affairs Committee, Executive Credit Policy Committee, Reform and Modernization Program Committee and was a Member of Information Technology Steering Committee.
Prior to this, Mr. Al Saleh held numerous Finance and Accounting positions for government departments on a local and federal level. He gained experience in chairing and participating in various organizational and strategic committees including the Executive Credit Policy Committee and Task Force for Indirect Taxation.

He is qualified chartered Management Accountant in the UK, and holds an Executive MBA from the American University of Sharjah.