THE MIDDLE EAST’S

49. Arif Amiri

Designation: CEO
Company: Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)
Residence: U.A.E.
Nationality: Emirati
Sector: Free Zone

Amiri has over 20 years of experience and assumed his current position in 2014. In the first half of 2024, 820 new companies joined DIFC. As of July 2024, the number of active registered companies in DIFC exceeded 6,000, representing a 24% growth compared to 2023, and it had assets under management worth $700 billion, an increase of 58%. Amiri is also a member of Dubai’s Higher Committee for Future Technology and Digital Economy and the chairman of the Board of Art Dubai as well as a member of the Institute of International Finance’s Emerging Markets Advisory Council.