H.E Dr. HadefJawa’an Al Dhaheri
His Excellency Dr. HadefJouan Al Dhahiri was appointed as Minister of Justice for the UAE on February 2008 .
His Excellency obtained a (Ph. D.) in Constitutional Law from Cambridge University-UK in 1991 and holds an LLM in Comparative Law from Harvard University, USA. In his capacity as Minister of Justice, he holds the position of President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Chairman of the board of Directors of the Zakat Fund, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Training and Judicial Studies.
His Excellency served in the position of Vice Chancellor of the UAE University during the period from 1994 to 2007 and as a faculty Member in the Faculty of Sharia and Law at the UAE University. He also worked as a Legal Advisor for the Government of Abu Dhabi during the period from 1993 to 1994. He is also a Founder & Partner of Hadef Al Dhahiri& Associates Advocates & Legal Consultants during the period from 1980 to 2007.
His Excellency is also a member in the following Councils and Authorities:
- Vice President and President of the Consultative Body for the Supreme Council of the GCC during the period of 2006- 2007.
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Centre for Commercial Arbitration during the period from 2004 to present
- Member of the Board of Directors of Water & Electricity of Abu Dhabi during the period from 1999 to present
- Member of the Advisory Body for the Supreme Council of the GCC during the period from 1998 to present.
- Member of the Board of Trustees of the Prize of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid for Medical Sciences during the period of 1998- 2007
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